[CTSARA] [gnarc] RE: Mobile HF

Sun Apr 15 20:56:34 EDT 2018

Paul and I used to do HF mobile all the time years ago.  I remember one time
up in Canada barely hearing Barb on CW; just broke the receiver but I could
copy.  We had lots of fun on HF mobile.

73,
Betsey K1EIC

-----Original Message-----
From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Joel Hallas
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 12:29 PM
To: 'Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD'; 'Dimitri Guest'
Cc: 'Bill Hart'; gnarc at googlegroups.com; ctsara at mailman.qth.net; 'Jeff
Walden'
Subject: Re: [CTSARA] [gnarc] RE: Mobile HF

I agree whole heartedly that a laptop should only be used if not in motion.
It has to be worse than texting while driving! Tuning the radio is bad enuf
-- the best was with the control head on the dashboard so you had a chance
of seeing the exhaust pipes in front before you hit them.

I used Vibroplex paddles that dropped right into the space above a pair of
cup holders in my console. The feet stayed put within the holders and it
worked perfectly. I did it with manual transmission cars and found that it
was easier to move my hand from the paddles to the shift lever than to put
down a mic to do it.

The breakthrough for me came after a while of listening to CW while I drove
and realizing that I could copy very well without a pen and paper, even
though I'd always done that at home. So you can start out on SSB and then
listen to CW while there are no SSB contacts. I started out chasing DX
(worked all but one continents from the car during my ARRL commuting days),
but ended up ragchewing on 40, which seemed the most reliable during the
morning commute.  

I will confess that I did write down call signs, but not in real time. While
I could copy them fine, remembering them after 10 min was another matter
(what was your name again? <g>) -- perhaps a byproduct of my advanced years!

Regards, Joel Hallas, W1ZR
Westport, CT

-----Original Message-----
From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 12:07
To: Dimitri Guest
Cc: Bill Hart; gnarc at googlegroups.com; ctsara at mailman.qth.net; Jeff Walden
Subject: Re: [CTSARA] [gnarc] RE: Mobile HF

Eyes on the road!

On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Dimitri Guest <dimit94844 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Is there such a program that will do the keying with a laptop?
>
> KC1ISC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnarc at googlegroups.com <gnarc at googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Bill
> Hart
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 11:57 AM
> To: gnarc at googlegroups.com
> Cc: Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD <k1rfd at k1rfd.com>; Jeff Walden <
> jwalden at ieee.org>; ctsara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [gnarc] RE: [CTSARA] Mobile HF
>
> Or perhaps dodge the Real CW and use a laptop with an appropriate program
> to do the keying?
>
> KC1TX
>
> On Sunday 15 April 2018 11:21:44 Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD wrote:
> > I agree with Joel's observation about the success of mobile CW. If
> > your car has a center console, you can put the paddles there.
> >
> > K1RFD
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Jeff Walden <jwalden at ieee.org> wrote:
> > > @Joel ... and all of this while cruising down the road at 45 mhp
> > > with a key strapped to your leg?  ;-)
> > >
> > > -Jeff NE1U
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 12:36 PM Joel Hallas
> > > <jrhallas at optonline.net>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >> Steve,
> > >>
> > >> The 102 inch whip will work well on 10 and 12 meters, but I doubt
> > >> you'll hear many folks there. I have tried that arrangement and
> > >> found that a loaded whip works much better on the lower frequency
> > >> bands which will be where you want to operate. I found that both
> > >> hamstick types, and hustler whips worked quite well. The tuner will
> > >> allow covering a whole band, which the whips won't do themselves.
> > >> You can even work a band lower than the whip is designed for (30 m
> > >> with 20 m whip, for example), it doesn't work quite as well - but
> > >> easier than changing antennas while driving at 75!
> > >>
> > >> I preferred the hustler, only because they broke down into parts
> > >> that fit in my trunk.
> > >>
> > >> I found CW was much more successful than SSB, but have been known
> > >> to break pileups on 20 SSB from time-to-time, and had many
> > >> memorable contacts including a VK on 20 SSB as I left the house one
> > >> morning. We were both 59+ and he was the only signal I heard on the
> band.
> > >>
> > >> Regards, Joel Hallas, W1ZR
> > >> Westport, CT
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ctsara-bounces@
> > >> mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve, KB1YLQ
> > >> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 09:24
> > >> To: GNARC; Stamford Amateur Radio Association
> > >> Subject: [CTSARA] Mobile HF
> > >>
> > >> Looking to go mobile HF down to Hamvention.  102 fiberglass whip.
> > >> Mounted to a jaw thingy clamped to my bed step handle. Will also
> > >> run ground from mount to bed bolt. Will run a 480hx 200 watt with
> > >> external tuner. Have battery power in cab for dmr and 2m. Will tap
> off that.
> > >> Thinking about getting a power pole distribution system. Comments?
> > >> Steve, KB1YLQSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> > >>
> > >>
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