Re: [Paddlewise] VHF antenna on a kit[e], SW radios...

From: TomTotem... <gadfly_at_isomedia.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 23:58:11 -0500
>If every kayaker was a ham, I'd say, put up a dual band VHF/UHF HT on the 
>kite, and have it set to "cross band" operation!
>But I won't.....sigh!

	Why not James?  Off-hand I'd say that your idea is the best of them all...
 Some foam to pack the radio in, with a fiberglass case for the duck
epoxied to the top?  Actually, it might not be a bad use for my TH-79A
[Hisssss Kenwood Hissss...]

		Coordinating running a kite while paddling/bracing/etc... might not be
all that realistic an expectation of *me,* but others may have less
difficulty.  The expense of *two* dual band HT's of course is another
matter...  

		If I remember correctly, in an emergency *ANYONE* is legal to be a
control operator.  What the heck, keep the rig set to the most appropriate
freq, let your companions know how to power up and push the button marked
"PTT"...  <shrug>  

			
			Tom...

	Tom Weese

Kirkland, Wa.

Three left turns often make a right...

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