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Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Fun QSO: 3000 miles, 1.5 watts, 4' whip,
From: wayne burdick <n6kr () elecraft ! com>
Date: 2004-09-28 18:02:45
Message-ID: 997B4C4C-1178-11D9-8E5E-000A95BE7F08 () elecraft ! com
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On Sep 28, 2004, at 10:20 AM, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
> How far were you from the water, Wayne? Something worth mentioning is
> that performance of vertical antennas improves quite rapidly as you
> get very close to salt water -- even few meters makes a difference.
> The last time I went to a saltwater location (near Morro Bay, I think)
> I set up a card table with my K2 on it with its legs actually in a
> couple of inches of water! I had a 16' vertical bungee-strapped to
> one of the legs. Conditions that day were absolutely atrocious, but I
> did work a JA.
Good point, Vic. I thought about moving closer to the water, but "home
base" (i.e., the family and beach blanket) were 100' from the water and
that seemed like the place to be.
Wayne
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