[Elecraft] Elecraft K1-20 - - Now Camping - Antennas

[Daniel Reynolds]

Along those same lines - back about 10 years ago while trying to participate in
field day with a group of local hams at a cabin in the U.P. of Michigan, I
ended up stringing an 80m dipole up about 6-10 feet off the ground, and made
dozens of contacts within 500 miles (MI, WI, MN, IA, IL, IN). I don't think I
was QRP (I believe it was a TenTec Scout at 50W), but it worked well, and I had
alot of fun.

Daniel AA0NI
Oklahoma City

--- Robert Tellefsen <n6wg at comcast.net> wrote:

> Dick
> Don't let just a single tree in a campsite hold you back.
> Use it and have fun.  Drooping dipoles work just fine.
> 
> When the xyl and I were camping in Oregon, there were only some
> rose bushes by our campsite and no trees.  So I laid out my
> 40m dipole over the bushes, about 4 ft above ground, fired
> up my old HW-8 and had a number of nice QSOs.  Great time,
> sitting at the picnic table with my lantern and a 12v lantern
> battery for the HW-8.
> 
> Good luck and 73
> Bob N6WG
> The Little Station with Attitude
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces+n6wg=comcast.net at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces+n6wg=comcast.net at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> Richard Powers
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:09 AM
> To: Elecraft
> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K1-20 - - Now Camping - Antennas
> 
> 
> Wow, What a support Group !!!! Thanks to all the oldsters out there who
> responded to my cataract problem (surgery went well yesterday by the way).
> 
>   Now my next question is what kind of antennas to use (mostly for 20
> meters) when out camping. Here in Northeastern Illinois, most campsites have
> only one tree to hang a dipole on which would leave the ends to droop to the
> ground etc.
>   What do most of you guys use when camping?
> 
>   Next question in line will be Power Supplies for the K1.
> 
>   Dick Powers WB9PWQ / AFA3DP
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