I have an Icom 706 on my boat with rail mounted ham sticks. Rail is grounded to keel as a counter poise. Jerry. WA2YMR. C&C 27V.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 8, 2015, at 9:08 AM, "phorvati . via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I have an m710 which I used on ham frequencies to hook up to winlink stations > via pactor III and get grib file and email. My tuner is AT-130. My antenna > is an insulated backstay. My counterpoise was an overkill. I glassed in > 100' of 6" wide copper tape along the inside of the hull. In the lazarette, > and as many compartments as feasible. I bonded it to all other metal like > toerail, stanchions, etc, and setup few capacitors to bridge the copper foil > to the keelbolt. While cruising in the carribean, I was connectig to > stations as far as Ohio, Nova Scotia and Panama. I haven't used the setup > in a while as I'm mostly bound to coastal new England. > >> On Jul 7, 2015 10:22 PM, "John Pennie via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> Very close to getting my ham rig running on Paws. This was a zero budget >> project with parts accumulated over the past few years. Ended up with an >> Icom 706 that that I bought used from a co-worker, a narrow pass filter from >> a swap meet and a KISS counterpoise which I have high hopes for. Finally >> added an AH-4 tuner which they are giving away right now. Will rig a >> temporary longwire antenna which I will make permanent over the winter if >> successful. Looking forward to indulging my other hobby. Fun stuff! >> >> John >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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