[Elecraft] Could this operate on a motorcycle?

[Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT]

I don't know the GMail mail client, nor am I referring only to Mr. Conner.

I do know that less than half of this conversation is on-list.

I would not expect 6 meters to do any better than 2 meters.  I do know 
that a 6 meter 1/4 wave antenna is going to be bigger than something for 
2 meters that has a little gain.  I suggested the J-pole because it is 
an end-fed half-wave and doesn't require a ground plane, and you'd want 
one for a 6 meter 1/4 wave.  The normal J-Pole also puts the radiating 
portion at least 19 inches above the mount, and getting antennas up in 
the clear is always good.

You aren't close enough together for a line-of-sight low-power VHF 
signal to work, and you aren't far enough apart to take advantage of 
sky-wave propagation.  Ground-wave might be good, but mobile antennas 
for the low end of HF are impractical, and not in your Technician 
privileges.

We should all find out what problem is being solved and then fit the 
solution to the problem, instead of just changing things until we find 
something that works.

I think effective antennas and power on VHF will work.  I like the idea 
of a good 2m amplifier that can be mounted somewhere out of the weather 
and keeping your handhelds.

Having a KX3 at home, or maybe for extended stops along the ride with 
some good portable wire antenna would be a lot of fun.

73 -- Lynn

On 5/4/2014 3:28 PM, rgconner wrote:
> Well, there is no reply all, just reply, and I am replying to the mailing
> list, so I don't know what else I can do.