On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:09:42 -0000, "Reg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have only just joined this list as I am considering living on a >narrowboat in retirement. I've been fascinated with historic travel and >read about my local navigation, now sadly gone, and also one near Tring. > >I have other interests including ham radio and genealogy. So did a >search in the list's archives on both topics. > >The former appears to be in the SIG of Martin, G4CIO, who also has >interests in Morris dancing, ham radio and more! Whilst the later is >more varied. Although I have had both a boat and a UK amateur radio license - they are both lapsed - so although I did intend to go mobile - I never managed it :-( - especially as I used to be a techie working for Marconi Marine and did plenty of radio & radar systems. But strangely I've never noticed any boats with aerials looking like for the amateur bands. But given that you can moor in some very quiet spots, there would be many opportunities for some good operating. Not much room obviously for any sizable HF beams - or even verticals - but plenty of scope for wire aerials strung up to nearby trees etc :-), and of course a near perfect earth using the steel hull and surrounding water. -- Malcolm
