[MRCA] 60 Meter portable operation questions

[Rob Flory]

Hi All,
Using a TBX and a TCS, both of which are meant to tune into short
verticals, I added some length to the half-wave, making it 5/8 wave, which
tuned well and put the radiation up into the sky where I needed it.
RF

On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 12:24 AM, Joe Munson <prc74b at fuse.net> wrote:

> Al, maybe you and Breck will remember a trip over  one of the hills at  A
> Gilbert meet a while ago where we took a PRC 74B over one of the hills and
> into a valley and had two guys walk out a 60 meter hallf wave dipole
> holding it over theri heads.   We contacted W3PWW back att the Gilbert site
> and a guy some 250 miles away also checked in.
>
> I used this set up and also a sloper with an equil lenth
> couinterpoise unrolled for 1/4 wave lenth  for 60 meters with great results
> some 48 years ago for como from Laos back to The 7th  RRFS located at
> Udorn, Thailand for two years with great success on 60 meters using a PRC
> 74B and a GRA 71 Keyer.  I recerived  my "R" on every evening transmission
> made.  All freqs we used were in the 5 meg range.   Distance usually
> around 75 to 200 miles depending on our AOO.
>
> Joe Munson
> WA4VAG
> 513-919-1210 <(513)%20919-1210>.
>
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