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Re: LF: KITE ANT

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Subject: Re: LF: KITE ANT
From: Warren Ziegler <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:25:18 -0500
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You will need a really big balloon to support all these ropes and wires!
Better yet, use several balloons so in case one breaks it can still
remain airborne.

The University of Hawaii ham club has a web page with calculations for
sizing balloons to lift wire antennas:
http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/lift.html

-- 
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Rik Strobbe
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Mike, group,
>
> what about a "construction" as in the attached figure ?
> I will provide topload and keep the balloon position more stable.
>
> 73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T
>
> At 15:13 10/03/2010, you wrote:
>>
>> I was thinking of a balloon supported inverted L. No doubt whatever
>> antenna is used, adding a hat will up the ERP greatly.
>>
>> Mike
>> WE0H/8
>> Mobile on  my BlackBerry
>

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