Bob Denton wrote: > > I've been thinging about operating "maritime mobile" with my HT, > but haven't come up with a usable rig.. > > What do you use? > > W2PN > Bob Denton > Vice President > Undersea Breathing Systems > bob_at_dnax.com > http://www.dnax.com I use either a Yaesu 411(2M) or a 470(2M/20cm) and carry a dual band rubber duck along with a 5/8wave telecoping antenna from "smiley" It works VERY good. I sometimes add to this a 7amp gell battery(allows me to use full 5+watts for a long time)On longer trips may even have a .35 amp flexable solar panel. This is all the radio gear I take when in my "mini" aleut from folbot. When I'm in the 17.5 double folbot. I can take a 31amp gell battery, a .750 amp panel, ten-tec scout(turned down to 5 watts), with modules for 15,20,40, and 80M's. I use "ham stick" for each band while on the water(the kayak has 4, 17.5 alumium ribs for counter poise) and when I'm on shore I have an inverted "V" that is cut for 40M with a 20M "v" under it. For 15M I hang little "ears" off the 40M ends and that gives me 1 1/2 wave lenghs on it. For 75M I had on longer extentions to the 40M. "In real life, I hang the whole 75M thing usually, and I have a aligater clip setup that I can unhook the 75 and "seperated" to use the wire on 40M." I also carry a music stand bottom(the feet only)that I can mount the ham sticks on. I carry a 4 wire radial package that I attach to the base(usually throwing a couple in the water) and that can be set up in places where I don't feel like putting up the "v" or just no easy way to hang one.(this is NM!) :>) This is more info than you wanted I guess, but in a nut shell, that is it and it works for me. also..., you are right about the 1/2 wave and the radials. I was just mentioning the 5/8 "duckie??" that I use. Very good luck with it. NM has a very good HAM repeater system called the MEGA LINK. It is 20 machines that are hard linked and allows you pretty full coverage of the state. I can work it on every lake in the state on 2.5 watts. In some of the river canyons tho, NOTHING will get out on VHF. We also have good coverage from NOAA WX on the VHF bands! You might check this out.. http://www.eng.mu.edu/~usi/ Hope this hasn't bored everyone! James *************************************************************************** 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 - 09:05:42 PST
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