I don't do SOTA but I do attract attention (in a good way) in parks and suchlike with my 20' Shakespeare Wonder Pole. I've also done an end fed and a vertical. I want to configure as an inverted V next time I'm a-wandering.
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 15:20 Mel Farrer via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > Check out B&M crappie poles also. They have a great 20' Black Widow that > I have and it works fine as either a vertical or support for a end fed. > Mel, K6KBE > > From: Gary Hawkins <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance > > For those that asked, my SOTA pole is a KWIK STIX Bream Pole by South > Bend Sporting Model KS-2-20 6 section, reduced in length from 20'6" to > 18'3". I'm not sure this is made any more, but they do still offer a 5 > section 17ft variant. > > I use it to support a LNR EFT-10/20/40 EndFedz Antenna Trail-Friendly, > or very occasionally a 40/20/15/10m homemade linked dipole. > > 73's Gary K6YOA > > > On 10/16/2017 5:57 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Message: 21 > > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:28:29 -0700 > > From: Gary Hawkins<[email protected]> > > To:"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance > > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > > Hi Knut, > > > > On the contrary, I find most people are actually pretty interested in > what you're doing, and even in this age of global reach via phone/internet > often quite impressed by what communications can be achieved with a little > radio (in my case a KX3) and a wire antenna. In fact, I've gone so far as > flying a SOTA flag off my crappie pole when I'm operating encouraging folks > to come over a ask what I'm doing. > > > > 73's Gary K6YOA > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] -- --- 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 PA Army MARS, Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: *FN20is* ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
