[TVARC] Balloon end fed

[Rich Erlichman]

Ed,

Here are some more Kite suggestions for you. Again, I have been 
mis-identified as a kite flyer.
I have been told on occasion to go fly a kite, But I don't think the 
person saying that actually meant it in the literal sense.

73,

Rich, ND4G



------ Original Message ------
>From "George Briggs" <k2dm at comcast.net>
To "John Ellis" <john.np2b at gmail.com>; "John C Randall" 
<randalljhn at comcast.net>
Cc "tvarc at mailman.qth.net" <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
Date 12/15/2022 9:11:51 AM
Subject Re: [TVARC] Balloon end fed

>We tried using a balloon to hoist a 160M vertical a number of years ago 
>when a team of ops went to Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil 
>for the CQWWDX contest.  Prevailing, high winds put the kibosh on this 
>idea for us.
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>George K2DM
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>From: John Ellis <mailto:john.np2b at gmail.com>
>Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2022 9:02 AM
>To: John C Randall <mailto:randalljhn at comcast.net>
>Cc: tvarc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [TVARC] Balloon end fed
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>J,
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>We've tried it, sounds good in theory but the
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>slightest breeze will bring the balloon horizontal
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>and if the balloon breaks, deflates or bursts, you
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>can have a wire going over a power line, across
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>someone's path or in a place where you don't
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>expect or want to see a surprise wire.
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>Only do it in an open field where you have a good
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>chance of retrieving the wire and where there is
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>no chance of it getting tangled in electrical power
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>lines.
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>73,
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>John, NP2B
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>On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 12:05 PM John C Randall 
><randalljhn at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>Hi Rich,
>>I have a ham friend in Ohio who works kite portable quite often using 
>>helium balloons; normally from parks and home. Usually on 40m. Great 
>>💡 idea!
>>John
>>K4CYA
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