I do tell 'em that the best distance (DX) I've had from the mobile, is
Chattham Island (900km off the coast of New Zealand) which was the
same night I worked the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, while
sitting on the Shores of the Gulf Coast of Mexico, in Pascagula,
Mississippi, looking over the water at 10:30pm.
It was a good night, for barefoot (100w) SSB on 17m.
I should add that the bug-catcher with impedance matching coil at the
base, makes for a decent AM signal, since the bug-catcher handles power
fairly well. I've made many an AM contact with the Kenwood TS-140/680,
Worthmore Amp, low-pass filter and bug-catcher antenna.
http://w5omr.shacknet.nu:81/~w5omr/hamstuff/Belton/Fall%202005/bugcatcher-yeah.jpg
yeah, bugcatcher - yeah, that's it.
;-)
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73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR
