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

Casey Callendrello c1 at caseyc.net
Sat Jul 27 19:40:06 UTC 2013


The ham radio peeps at Toorcamp hung a zeppelin antenna from a balloon. It was built for 80m, which was sadly dead the whole camp, so it never saw any real action. Fun to try, though.



On Jul 27, 2013, at 12:16, "giovanni_re" <john_re at fastmail.us> wrote:

> ----- 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 >>
> 
> ---- End Original message -----
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> 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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