Susan, one of the commercial verticals such as an AV-14AVQ or AV-12AVQ mounted on a pipe pounded in the sand with a few wire radials will work very well on the beach. The take-off over a long expanse of salt water will be great. Twenty in the day time will be the best band and forty at night if you want to battle the critters. A 43 ft. vertical would be a little better, but also might be a handfull to erect for you without help. The KAT-3 will tune almost anything. Good Luck! Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ
________________________________ From: ussv dharma <[email protected]> To: WILLIS COOKE <[email protected]>; Vic K2VCO <[email protected]> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 8:55:03 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Speaking of off-shore manufacture... Ok gentlemen, here is your chance to be of service to God, Country, and mainly me. It looks like I will finally get out of KH6 and head for KH3, V7, V73, T32, 5w, ETC come November. QUESTION: this is a solo dxpedition, I am 75 years old. the antenna farm will most likely be vertical and located right at the shore line. What suggestions do you have for me to construct for antennas? Susan If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM USSV DHARMA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
