[Lowfer] active whip - continued

Sun, 13 Jul 2003 17:31:16 -0400

Whose active whip was it?  I'd like to try a similar trick myself.

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 14:36
Subject: [Lowfer] active whip - continued

> OH yeah.
>
> Last night I mounted the active whip on the end of a 23' chain link fence
> top-rail post and stuck it up in the air.  This put the whip above the top
> of the house.
>
> Right away I was able to hear NDB GLS on Galveston Island, TX.  I don't
> know how far that is in miles (what is that website where you can put in
> two cities and get the "as the crow files" mileage?) but it's a good 13
> hours away by car and it's highway all the way.
>
> There is stuff all over the dial!  I didn't take time to try to hear the
> weaker signals.  I'll wait for the static crashes to die.
>
> But all in all, I'm VERY pleased with the active whip.
>
> 73
> Eric, KD5UWL
>
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