The difference between 5 and 8 wats would probably not be noticible under normal conditions but it may just make the difference between beinglost in the noice and being heard. A vertical 1/2 wave dipole would be the obvious choice for a kayak. But the ability to have a strong signal from shore or camp seems important. Chances are, if your boat is capsized and flooded you antenna isn't going to perform all that well undewater. A 160Mhz loop glassed into the fibreglass may be the answer though... cya AB4SD > > Well... as far as "VHF" goes, I have this neat Yeasu HT that puts out > about 6.5 watts... -Oh... You mean "Marine VHF"??? <sorry, couldn't > resist> I just bought a Standard, it's five watts also though. > > -Seems to me when I think about it, that the difference between 5 and 7 > watts from a *practical* stand point [note the word "practical"] is not > that great. The math escapes me right now, but I do remember the old > principle that the antenna is the real key. > > Anyone rigged up a J-pole for marine VHF and used it on a kayak? I really > doubt that if one was in severe need of that extra gain, hooking one up > would be, practical, but <shrug> who knows? I'm just a no-code > technician... [KB8UZD] <g> > > Take care, > > Tom > > Kirkland, Wa. > > At 03:11 PM 3/1/98 -0500, Patrick Maun wrote: > >I'd love to hear which radio people are using that are stronger than 5W > >that is also handheld, *and* contains a VHF radio. It is next to impossible > >to pick up weather when out in the Apostle Islands. The Radio Shack route > >just doesn't seem to work. Any tips? > > > >-Patrick > > > > Tom Weese > > Kirkland, Wa. > > Three left turns often make a right... > > <http://www.isomedia.com/homes/gadfly/> > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > > Bob Denton Vice President Undersea Breathing Systems bob_at_dnax.com http://www.dnax.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 02 1998 - 07:48:31 PST
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