[Lowfer] medfer 1702 in Maryland

John Andrews [email protected]
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:59:43 -0500


Bill,

> Great job in Engineering that antenna, Mitch. I think it falls somewhere
> between a loaded curtain rod and a bedspring in value to the MedFer group.
> <G>.  At least you have shown that ARGO works out well on this band ...and
> THAT'S a step forward.

Just a little reality check here, though. The antenna is way bigger than
that permitted in the U.S., and the power level is a couple of dB high. And
Lyle ran micro-power QRSS on 160 meters several years ago, and I believe we
all agreed that QRSS3 was the way to go.

John A.