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rit -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Kelly Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Liveaboard] Kite flying I like to muse about far out stuff sometimes and the thread about kites has me off again. I have thought it would be a cool experiment to use a tough kite, maybe built with a light metal and some Tyvek, in heavy weather, (of course only if there is not much chance of lightning). My idea is to float a some light radar reflectors off of it (and other accessories) so that you would have something way up there that would give long distance reflection to other vessels, and also make it possible to get a VHF or other disposible homemade antenna up there where line of sight is so important. I came up with the wild idea about 30 years ago, but see some years ago that a warning kite was put on the market that will float up a visual distress symbol that would hopefully be visible over a longer distance... Just a thought. All my rights reserved (and I have no liability if you use the idea and fry your butt with a lightning strike while playing Ben Franklin) but any reader of this post is free to use the ideas!!!! Has anyone experimented with this type of idea in the past? Ed Kelly (& Sue Kelly) USSV Angel Louise - a Catalac catamaran Our Skype Phone (202) 657-6357 Email: EdKelly ("at" symbol) netins.net No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.14/1247 - Release Date: 1/28/2008 10:59 AM
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