Re: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance
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 < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> 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 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > 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, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: > > Message: 21 > > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:28:29 -0700 > > From: Gary Hawkins > > To:"elecraft@mailman.qth.net" > > Subject: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance > > Message-ID:<3220c6b5-b878-bfc8-b2de-6024be76d...@hawkins-zhu.com> > > 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: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 farrerfo...@yahoo.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 r...@wc3t.us -- --- 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: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
Re: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance
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 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: > Message: 21 > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:28:29 -0700 > From: Gary Hawkins > To:"elecraft@mailman.qth.net" > Subject: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance > Message-ID:<3220c6b5-b878-bfc8-b2de-6024be76d...@hawkins-zhu.com> > 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: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 farrerfo...@yahoo.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
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, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Message: 21 Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:28:29 -0700 From: Gary Hawkins To:"elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Subject: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance Message-ID:<3220c6b5-b878-bfc8-b2de-6024be76d...@hawkins-zhu.com> 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: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
Re: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Joe Moffatt wrote: > Speaking of crappie poles what pole do you use? > > I use a 28ft Jackite Kite Pole (www.jackite.com) but have been lokking at the pole from SOTABEAMS which collapses to a much shorter size that will pack more easily. Tim N9PUZ __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance
Speaking of crappie poles what pole do you use? And I agree with everything you said. EVERYONE I run into is very curious. Joe AB5OR From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on behalf of Gary Hawkins [g...@hawkins-zhu.com] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 1:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance 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 ___ Message: 18 Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 14:21:45 -0700 (MST) From: ab2tc<mailto:ab...@arrl.net>> To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net<mailto:To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics Message-ID:<1508102505942-0.p...@n2.nabble.com><mailto:1508102505942-0.p...@n2.nabble.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi again, Not a bad idea. We were very successful in getting our four children interesting in the outdoors. The oldest daughter and her husband are even into backpacking in the back country (Algonquin park), something we never got into. The other three are very good hikers, too. I hate to be a wet blanket, but I am not sure if I understand the joy of activating peaks on ham radio. How do other hikers react to this? I know I am extremely annoyed by people gabbing on their cell phones on the trail. Is ham radio that much different? Knut - AB2TC __ 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 j...@selectconnect.net<mailto:j...@selectconnect.net> Total Control Panel Login<https://asp.reflexion.net/login?domain=selectconnect.net> To: j...@selectconnect.net<https://asp.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=750607761&domain=selectconnect.net> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net Message Score: 1High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: Medium Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block<https://asp.reflexion.net/FooterAction?ver=3&bl-sender-address=1&hID=23945549250&domain=selectconnect.net> this sender / Block<https://asp.reflexion.net/FooterAction?ver=3&ent=1&bl-sender-address=1&hID=23945549250&domain=selectconnect.net> this sender enterprise-wide Block<https://asp.reflexion.net/FooterAction?ver=3&bl-sender-domain=1&hID=23945549250&domain=selectconnect.net> mailman.qth.net / Block<https://asp.reflexion.net/FooterAction?ver=3&ent=1&bl-sender-domain=1&hID=23945549250&domain=selectconnect.net> mailman.qth.net enterprise-wide This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. __ 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
[Elecraft] SOTA Acceptance
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 ___ Message: 18 Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 14:21:45 -0700 (MST) From: ab2tc To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics Message-ID:<1508102505942-0.p...@n2.nabble.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi again, Not a bad idea. We were very successful in getting our four children interesting in the outdoors. The oldest daughter and her husband are even into backpacking in the back country (Algonquin park), something we never got into. The other three are very good hikers, too. I hate to be a wet blanket, but I am not sure if I understand the joy of activating peaks on ham radio. How do other hikers react to this? I know I am extremely annoyed by people gabbing on their cell phones on the trail. Is ham radio that much different? Knut - AB2TC __ 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
