[Elecraft] Ham radio as a side dish

Michael Eberle mteberle at mchsi.com
Sat May 26 13:51:50 EDT 2018


Drag a wire behind you like they tow banners.  You could fly steep turns 
and create a loop antenna. LOL

On 5/26/2018 08:00, rich hurd WC3T wrote:
> Magnetic loop?  Operating more than QRP might confuse avionics, however.
> I can't see running a gallon and a half while in flight.   LOL
>
> On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 08:23 Chris Hallinan <challinan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have recently discovered the thrill of "aeronautical mobile" on 2m FM
>> using a handheld.  Line of sight has an entirely different meaning at 8000
>> feet in unobstructed air!
>>
>> I would dearly love to figure out how to operate HF (20 meters) while
>> flying a small general aviation single-engine aircraft.   Haven't figure
>> out a workable antenna solution that doesn't require airframe modification,
>> etc.  I thought about a Zepp like the old days, but at 180+ mph that is
>> probably not workable.
>>
>> 73 de K1AY
>>



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