[R-390] Don Reaves - SAQ 2004-07-04

[Bill Hawkins]

Don Reaves W5OR asked,

"What part of the CONUS do I have to travel to hear this station?" 

Well, the 389 performed best at sea. I'd recommend a ship at the
200 mile limit in the northern Atlantic. The ship should be large
enough to support an LF antenna array. No problem with the ground,
though. I'd ask my son, but his fishing party boat is only 55 feet
and I don't think his license extends beyond fifty miles.

Know anybody with a battleship or a cruiser? Maybe one of those
diseased cruise ships would let you string an antenna. Think of
the publicity.

Wait a minute, there's the John W. Brown up in Baltimore, a 400
foot Liberty Ship that already has a pretty good antenna and a
roomy radio shack. You'd want good weather if you can't come up
with several thousand tons of ballast, though. Gotta get the center
of gravity way below the center of buoyancy, don'tcha see.

If a ship isn't possible, then try the northernmost seacoast of
Maine - away from noise sources, of course.

My pleasure to share these provocative ideas with you as I wait
in Minneapolis for the next round of storms. Wish those Texans
would quit importing their heat and humidity.

Bill Hawkins