[MRCA] BC-611 Range

[Rob Flory]

At the same event that Chris mentioned, I worked W1NZR and KW1I, each using
their BC-611s, with my TBX set, over about 12 miles of water.  No enhanced
antennas were used.

Breck, are you adjusting the internal antenna loading coil to match the
vertical, or doing something external?

RF


On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Christopher Bowne <aj1g at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Interesting, can't quite see how you have the vertical connected to the
> 611, assume its just clipped on to the 611's slightly extended whip?
>
> When LST325/WW2LST came up to Mass Maritime Academy through Buzzard's Bay
> back in 2005, I recall making a solid contact with Perry on the port bridge
> wing with his hand held 611 to my GRC-9 "coastwacher" setup on the beach of
> West Island, across a LOS path of about 3 miles.  I was using a beach
> mounted vertical whip similar to yours with 4 80 meter 1/4 wave radials
> with at least two of them run into the salt water with the Angry 9.
>
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