wayne burdick wrote:
We had great beach weather over the weekend, so we went for a walk on
San Gregorio state beach. While the family was having a snack, I sat on
a piece of driftwood and pulled out the KX1. No antenna supports, so I
connected the Maldol 4' whip, then tossed out one counterpoise wire.
How far were you from the water, Wayne? Something worth mentioning is that
performance of vertical antennas improves quite rapidly as you get very close to
salt water -- even few meters makes a difference. The last time I went to a
saltwater location (near Morro Bay, I think) I set up a card table with my K2 on
it with its legs actually in a couple of inches of water! I had a 16' vertical
bungee-strapped to one of the legs. Conditions that day were absolutely
atrocious, but I did work a JA.
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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