Michael J Edelman wrote: >Narrow beam aka high gain antennas aren't a good choice for seaborne use unless >you're in an actively stabilized boat ;-) The antenna must be properly >oriented to >take advantage of the narrow radiation pattern. > >A simple whip can be made from a BNC connector, a length of music wire and a >plastic bead to protect one's self from the pointy end. It *will* have a great >advantage over a rubber duck; duckies are very lossy and can have less than ten >percent of the efficiency of a simple whip. A half-wave marine antenna >mounted on >the deck will have even better efficiency. What about collapsible antennas that can be unpacked and used in camp. My main concerns with radios is picking up the weather forecast. This is actually quite difficult on Superior, at least with the crap I've been using. I have heard positive reports on the Standard HX255S and the Icom M1 though (thanks Sarah and Chuck). Can't I do the old TV trick of spreading some wire all over the place, hooking it up the the radio and hope it picks something up? OK, that last statement revealed my ignorance of radio waves and how they work, but you see where I am getting at, right? Also, has anyone used the new Uniden HH-940? OK, that's a 10-4 good buddy, over and out. -Patrick *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 04 1998 - 11:44:15 PST
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