Heh. The CB550 has 105 watts, nothing but a hand held there! The BMW has 450 or so, not a problem.
On May 4, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Rick Bates <happymooseph...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Don't forget the power budget is tighter on a motorcycle. It might not be >> capable of providing the amps required. >> >> As for HF, why put a few watts into a grossly reduced efficiency antenna? >> To reduce the HF antenna to bike size, lowers the bandwidth as well. Think >> 6 meters and higher. >> >> 73, >> Rick wa6nhc >> >> Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable >> >>> On May 4, 2014, at 3:26 PM, "Bruce Beford" <bef...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: >>> >>> From what I have read thus far, VHF is still the best bet for this >>> application. I have not yet heard how far these riders are spread out. If a >>> 5W HT doesn't cut it, then perhaps adding a 30-50W amp would be more >>> appropriate than going HF. Also, look at the antennas in use on the bikes, >>> and their placement and adjustment. That means everyone on the ride needs to >>> understand how to properly install and operate the equipment, and it's >>> limitations. The bike with the lowest gain antenna/lowest power would seem >>> to dictate the effectiveness of what it sounds like you are trying to do. >>> >>> I still don't think outfitting 'x' number of bikes with HF is the answer. >>> But, I've been wrong before. It's an interesting problem. >>> >>> good luck, >>> Bruce >>> N1RX >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to happymooseph...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rgcon...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
