[Elecraft] QRP, Portable, and Compromise Antennas

2010-04-08 Thread Phil Hystad
I have already experimented with this particular setup and sometime later this year I will try it out for real. On both the Washington coast and the Oregon coast there are beaches that allow cars out on the sand. This is easy to drive as the beaches are flat, firm, damp sand where the water

Re: [Elecraft] QRP, Portable, and Compromise Antennas

2010-04-08 Thread Bill W4ZV
Phil Hystad-3 wrote: I have a 35 foot long fiberglass telescoping pole that I stick in one of the stake holes of my pickup truck. Then, with the center of my dipole attached to the top and coax already connected I extend the pole up to its full 35 foot length which puts the top of the

Re: [Elecraft] QRP, Portable, and Compromise Antennas

2010-04-08 Thread Phil Hystad
Bill, I would say I am way ahead of you but I am ahead of you but maybe not. I am also considering buying a vertical antenna and mounting it (a temporary easy to put up portable mount) on my truck (maybe a stake hole or something else I fashion together). So, this would not be a dipole but I