Hello Bryan, group,
I look forward to working the (first ?) 136kHz Maritime Mobile station this
coming winter.
I assume the maximum height for flying kites is still 60m even when you are
on the water. (I watch windsurfers doing amazing things with kites -
becoming airborne for several seconds at a time.)
If you could contrive to operate your station from a boat it would be an
interesting experiment, and possibly very effective, keep us posted !.
73
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: "captbrian" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:52 AM
Subject: LF: Re: Re: Radials
I spend time in winter on a 30' sail-boat in salt water. Mast height
about
40 ' .Lots of steel rigging and a Ally. . mast.. Can I expect miraculously
low 'ground' resistance?. I'll just have to sail 3 miles offshore USA
unless 136 licences become more readily available. Why does 'Kite' keep
coming to mind?
Bryan
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Dennison <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: 05 August 2003 09:30
Subject: LF: Re: Radials
>> The site here is surrounded by cotton woods, birches and firs. This
>evening
>> I put out few 1/4Y radials, Yep some 550 meters in length each, but
>theyve
>> done nothing/zilch to probably override the lossyness of this site to
>local
>> flora and sometime fauna, but I had to try; Still 2-3 amps is 2-3 amps,
>and
>> Im wondering how long it is before the beacon is heard somewhere.
>> Laurence KL1X/WD2XDW Anchorage
>
>This test tends to confirm that what we call "earth losses" are often not
>actually due to the resistance of the earth connection, but to absorption
by
>vegetation, buildings and even hills. I once ran out a long radial -
though
>only 300m - and that did not improve my 100-ohm loss. It appears that the
>site is of great importance, and there is a practical limit to the
antenna
>'gain' at any location. Factors such as height and ground covered by the
>capacity hat are still worth improving if possible, though in many urban
>areas these are limited by space and neighbours.
>
>Mike, G3XDV
>http://www.lf.thersgb.net
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