I wonder what you would have heard if you had used the ship as a grounded antenna top fed. Too much noise probably. Must have been fun.
73, Geoff. GM4ESD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NCCC Reflector" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:17 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K6DGW/MM - Way harder than I thought it would be! > 4/17 - 5/3 -- Sun Princess -- Ft. Lauderdale -> Jamaica -> Aruba -> > Panama Canal -> Costa Rica -> Hualtuco, Acapulco, and Cabo San Lucas, > Mexico -> LA. > > 1. 20/30/40 with a KX1 and 21' wire antenna with 21' ground radial made > from a length of RG-58, and an 11.7V 850 mAh Li-polymer battery for > around 2-3W and VSWRs in the 2.5 - 4.5 range depending on how I laced up > the wire and ground in the balcony (which would better be termed a > "shelf"). > > 4. Riveria Deck Room 350 is on the top deck with rooms on the port side > of the boat (that's the left side when looking at the pointy end for > those unfamiliar with nautical and marine jargon). Thus, I had > something around 35,000 metric tons of steel between my antenna (using > that term loosely) and North America. > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
