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From: Rit (no email)
Date: Thu May 17 2007 - 15:03:33 EDT
IMHO Each brings unique capabilities to the communication and safety of a
vessel and her crew.
I believe you should carry both and I do. If you’re a long term same boat
owner and you’ve capitalized the cost it becomes a very cheap way to obtain
solid communications.
SSB brings you the nets and gives you another ear on the world.
Sat phones bring you instant communication and high-speed data.
Satellites can malfunction, sunspots occur………nothing in any form of
communication is assured. With both on hand you have a better shot at
communicating with the outside world.
Rit
-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto:]On Behalf Of David
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:30 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Re: ssb antennas....
I know it's not a option really when your floating around, but also hear of
people throwing over a copper wire into the drink over the side of the
boat.
I know I have done the same thing, well kinda, while camping from the
car, either a proper stake into
the ground or run a long wire out over the round.
<mailto:jeff%40kp44.org> wrote:
> I might add to this discussion that the large counterpoise is also
> "conventional wisdom" that has been questioned by some experts. Rather
than
> do an expensive retrofit I followed the advice of Gordon West and used a
> single through-hull as the RF ground. His contention is that with modern
> antenna tuners that is sufficient and nearly as good as the conventional
100
> sq. ft of copper strips. My figuring was that if it was not adequate I
> could proceed from there. In fact, it appears to work just fine.
>
> Regards
>
> Jeff
>
>
> Jeffrey M. Stander
> listserv moderator and webmaster
> s/v BEATRIX - KP44 #276 (1980)
> SKYPE ID: pacific_voyager
> www.kp44.org
> www.svbeatrix.com
>
>
> ...
> (RF ground) has more to do with the efficiency of an antenna than the
> antenna itself (assuming adequate length, insulation, and tuning).
> .
>
>
>
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