JK, I am not sure, but do know there was a remote hatchet for emergency cutting of the wire. If the aircraft had a problem did not want to take all that time reeling in the antenna. Wire aint cheap, but a C-130 at the time went for $25,000,000.
73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Jeff Kincaid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 01:40:02 CDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexers > >What size wire does it take to be self supporting at that length? > >'JK > >--- In [email protected], Ron Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>... a C130 aircraft with 30,000 ft of wire hung out the back... > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
