[Elecraft] K2 Aeronautical mobile

[Margaret Leber]

k6iii@juno.com wrote:
> Speaking of LOOP antennas.... the navy used to fly a C-130 a/c with a
> really long (couple of miles?) wire with a cone at the end to keep the
> end stable. The idea was to fly in a circle until you find the trailing
> cone in front of your nose.... that thats a big loop! No QSB that way!

Trailing-wire antennas are the reason we call end-fed long wires "Zepps", 
since they were first used by Zepplins.

But allow me to point out that if you fly in a turn until the trailing 
cone on a long wire is in front of your nose, you are probably flying in 
a descending spiral.

Not sustainable for a long QSO....:-)

  73 de Maggie K3XS
    (PPSEL, 500 hours PIC time)

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