Peter - Having had many years' experience in both boating and mobile operation, my choice would depend on where the antenna will be mounted and how fast your boat is.
My last boat, a 32' Sea Ray cruiser, had a Radar Arch. Of course it was all fiberglass, but it was possible to get inside and line it with a heavy copper "foil" material. Then add an NMO type mount thru the arch and install a mobile Hustler-type antenna. You will have to change resonators for each band, but the size and cost will be manageable ... as will the aesthetics. It always worked well for me on fresh water. 73 Lyn, W0LEN -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter Kaletsch Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 3:47 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 working on motorboats - possible Hello fellows; You are my last hope as I cannot imagine that I am the only one in the world who wants to try that. For many months I have been trying in vain to get tips on how to operate a K3 well on a small 13 meter motor yacht. I am talking about fresh water usage (Lake Garda in Italy), not salt water, and of a GFK built boat. A dipole is eliminated, it is not a sailing boat. I thought of using a Tarheel Antenna, but the manufacturer advised me against it. So normal, shortened mobile antennas, mounted on the device carrier, where also the antenna for marine radio is located, should point the way ...? But how do I get a reasonably effective earth? I read a lot of negative things about ground plates - fast growth, the hull has to be pierced. I have already considered laying radials from the antenna base below deck in the invisible area, but will this work...? I am very grateful for every tip and every help - also to pkalet...@kaletsch-gmbh.de Thanks in advance Peter - DL1MDZ ________________________________ Peter Kaletsch GmbH | Fürstenrieder Straße 275 | 81377 München | Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 89 60 93 - 0 | Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 89 60 93 - 99 | i...@kaletsch-gmbh.de | Handelsregisternummer HRB 108093 | Amtsgericht Muenchen | Steuer-Nr: 143/170/40017 | Geschäftsführer: Peter Kaletsch | Sitz der Gesellschaft: München | Hinweis / reference: Die Inhalte dieser Nachricht dürfen nur für die beabsichtigten Zwecke verwendet werden. The content of this Message may only be used for the intended purposes. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to l...@lnainc.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
