Wow! A Kite Antenna! I'd never try that.=20 If I don't keep both hands on the control bar of my kite (a Wills Wing = Fusion SP2 150), it very quickly enters a spiral losing way too much = altitude for maintaining a QSO. I never take my K2 Aeromobile on my = kite. I do use a 2 meter rig, digital instrumentation and GPS. HI. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 <snip> ... and my kite ant ... <snip>