[Mobile-Portable] Amtrak mobile?

Mon, 5 May 2003 21:27:13 -0500

I know that QST has published several articles concerning hams operating
Amtrak mobile.  However, I believe they all dealt with UHF and VHF
operation.

The pertinent question I guess is who would be responsible for allowing you
to set-up an HF antenna in the manner that you describe?  The conductor?
The engineer?

Good luck and keep us all posted.  I've considered Amtrak travel and have
pondered a somewhat similar scenario.

-Corky Sarvis, WB5CIT
San Antonio TX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff, Julie, Annabelle, and Nicholas" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: [Mobile-Portable] Amtrak mobile?

> My wife and 2 little ones are considering traveling from MD to TX by
> train.  Has anyone ever operated HF from a moving Amtrak train?  I rode
> them all over the US when I was a teen.  Probably wouldn't be able to put
> anything outside the train due to tunnels and other train-related things
> that may go zooming by.  Actually, perhaps at the end of the train.  IIRC,
> there is sometimes a little perch on the end of the last car.  A 10-meter
> mag mount could possibly be set up there.  I guess I could always bring my
> MFJ Magnetic Loop and set that up instead.  That could actually go in the
> family compartment.  Dang, this seems like a daunting task!  Best I can
> come up with so far is the mag mount or mag loop at the back of the
> train.  Anyone else?
>
> 73,
> Jeff, KF4KWO
> Odenton, MD
>
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