I like the thought. But are you allowed to pick up stuff from
the environment?
I am currently at the New Hampshire QTH running my Small Wonder
Labs PSK-20 (5W, 20M PSK only). It is probably lighter than a
KX3 (for a lot less function). I am running it into a 2 element
wire beam where the heavy pieces are made from wood cut on site.
(For those who don't know NH, trees are weeds here. We try to
keep the underbrush under control and I was able to cut two 2.5M
spreaders from local weeds.) Carrying a 20M dipole + an extra
piece of 11.11M wire seems in bounds for the light weight multiplier.
(Hmmmm. #36 wire antennas?...)
I've been having a ball working Europe with 20 DXCCs in the log
and great stories about the ones that got away. (The joys or
QRP.) The big weight is the computer and power supply, which
here is a wall wart, but could be a battery. I'll get to be OK
on CW eventually and get really competitive. :-)
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
On 4/28/13 at 5:40 PM, kev...@coho.net (kevinr) wrote:
You could use the multiplier of 1 / 4# . A 1 pound total rig
would land you a mult of 4x. Imagine getting down into the oz
rig range; the multiplier would be very good for even a few
contacts. It may get down to tapping wires to attain the least
possible weight. Using one's own lunch to provide power would
be extra. Remember to take a few limes along with the copper
and zinc strips.
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