[GVARC] Kite Flying/Balloon Flying

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:14:26 -0800

Folks,

I would be interested in knowing details of required kites to fly wire 
antennas into the air.  How large a kite?  How to attach antenna to string, 
how strong of string, what kind of coax?  maybe a long wire only to a tuner 
and attached to string?  Maybe RG 174 coax for weight savings?
There is an opportunity to do this at a public event in Marina, the annual 
festival of winds, May 10 and 11.  Anyone who wishes, can come to do this, 
and add to our ham radio planned exhibit.
Pat  [email protected]

73, DX, de Pat AA6EG Please send email replies to: [email protected]

>From: Kim Helliwell <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [charlie] Re: Kite Flying Rules and operation on 80 meters 
>Sat/Sun.
>Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:39:16 -0800
>
>
>Frequency?
>
>
>On Friday, March 14, 2003, at 01:24 PM, Brian Boschma wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Some of you had some interest in these kite/antenna attempts. So I
> > will try to
> > fly an 80 meter kite bound antenna Saturday and operate on SSB. (Sorry
> > to bore
> > most of you )
> >
> > Time: OPerate at 5 30 pm
> > Place: Mtn view shoreline park at the kite park (end of Shoreline Rd
> > ?).
> > Lift off: about 5:15 pm
> >
> > Weather permitting of course. Maybe I can speak with a few locals to
> > see if I
> > am radiating anything or just attracting electrical storms.
> >
> > Six rules I discovered about late night kite flying:
> >
> > 1. NEver fly a kite in windspeeds greater than your age.
> > 2. Check the drag on your fishing reel prior to launch in 45 knot
> > gusts.
> > 3. Ask your neighbors to move their Mercedes in the garage prior to
> > launch.
> > 4. To avoid total humiliation dont involve your wife.
> > 5. Midnight retrieval of a kite can be unhealthy if neighbors own
> > large dogs.
> > 6. Gloves are a good thing.
> >
> > Brian
> >
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