On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 08:22:48AM -0000, Stephen Farthing wrote: > 5. Re antennas - roach (crappie in the USA?) poles are widely available from > Angling shops over here and cheap. I normally use a Norcal Doublet made out > of speaker wire (Bell wire in the colonies?) which in essentially a 44 foot > doublet and support it with a roach pole and connect it via a balun to the > ATU of whatever rig I use - which mostly is an FT817 and an Elecraft T1 as > the K2 is a bit too bulky for me to travel with.
It's "speaker wire" over here, too. I've never heard the term "Bell wire" before. Do you really fish for roaches in the UK? -- Kenneth E. Harker WM5R [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kenharker.com/ _______________________________________________ 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
