[ARC5] [OT] Ground-to-parachute comms. Was Talking to Airplanes From the Ground

[Gene Smar]

As a comment on the sensitivity of the BC-611. I recall listening to 
mine in the front yard of our home in Rockville, MD, just north of WDC, 
on a summer evening shortly after I received it.  I was truly impressed 
by its ability to listen in on a round table from the W8 area around 
Michigan.  All this with the little 4-foot long antenna.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


On 8/1/2021 7:40 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
> Tim, how did he couple the longer wire antenna to the BC-611 ?
> A few years back, I read that someone, postwar I believe, was using a
> BC-611 and touched its antenna to a metal flagpole. Which increased
> the 611's range. I don't doubt his testimony, but I have to admit, hard
> for me to explain.
> -Hue
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