[CQ] Fwd: monster kite that uses coax for string - Re: [mdarc] Question

[giovanni_re]

----- Original message -----
From: "giovanni_re" <john_re at fastmail.us>
To: mdarc at yahoogroups.com, dltravers at yahoo.com, clintcleveland at yahoo.com
Subject: monster kite that uses coax for string  - Re: [mdarc] Question
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 12:11:38 -0700

For those of little faith,   ...    [  ;)  ]


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, at 06:56 PM, I dltravers at yahoo.com wrote:
> I gotta go to the kite festival and see the monster kite that uses coax
> foe string.


----- Original message -----
From: "Clinton P. Cleveland" <clintcleveland at yahoo.com>
To: cq at lists.noisebridge.net
Subject: Re: [CQ] Radio/Antenna possibilities?
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:16:08 -0700

I'd go for a long wire. You could tune it up on whatever band had the
most action that day, you wouldn't have to worry about high voltage at
the far end and, most importantly, you wouldn't have to lift a ton of
heavy, expensive, and lossy feedline in the air. Just get a 500' spool
of teflon hookup wire or something like that and use it as kite string,
then run another length across the ground as a counterpoise. It's
probably the least visually interesting option, but it would be easy and
versatile. Have fun... Clint

<< Clinton Cleveland ~~ AE6OX ~~ 5470 Manila Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
~~ (415) 577-6329 >>

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> 
> Chuck Graham <graham.chuck at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >Holy crap Ben Franklin,
> >
> >When the kite comes tumbling down because of the weight of the antenna,
> >falls into the dry grass as you juice it with 1500w of power I wouldn't be
> >surprised if you didn't start a grass fire.
> >
> > 
> >
> >Chuck KI6DCD
> >
> >From: mdarc at yahoogroups.com [mailto:mdarc at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> >giovanni_re
> >Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 5:44 PM
> >To: mdarc at yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [mdarc] Fwd: [ARCA] Fwd: [CQ] Radio/Antenna possiibilitiess? - Fwd:
> >[Noisebridge-discuss] Free July 27-8 Kite Festival Berkeley Marina - Fwd:
> >[BerkTIPGlobal]
> >
> > 
> >
> >  
> >
> >160m 1/2 wave dipole on a kite string?
> >
> >Hang a Yagi 100m in the air?
> >
> >1500W?
> >
> >What could be done???
> >
> >--
> >Amazing kites! Octopussies, boxes, serpents, rotary!
> >_Huge_ kites.
> >
> >Come to the Berkeley Marina. :)
> >
> >http://www.highlinekites.com/pages/BERKELEY-KITE-FEST.html
> >
> >Air hackers. ;)
> >
> >Let me know if you'll attend & we can try to meet. - via direct email or
> >this list.
> >
> >:)

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