Re: [IRCA] a new frontier in antenna development

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure a frozen wet string would work so well though Paul.  (hi)

Admittedly the salt would lower the freezing temperature, but not by 
the standards of your surroundings...

best wishes,

Nick


At 16:06 20-03-17, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> If anyone could log HLAZ with a wet string or wet spaghetti noodle, it'd be
> me, as (close) as I am to 1566
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The last couple of days, we're getting into "wet string as an antenna"
> > territory, as there has been a lot of Asian liveliness on the band around
> > sunrise.
> >
> > That comment made me think of a tale that David Newkirk (where is he
> > now?)  passed on from his father, and it's actually online, thanks to
> > Google Books.
> >
> > https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZRX9AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA85&lpg=PA
> > 85&dq=rod+newkirk+wet+string+antenna+salt&source=bl&ots=-
> > 5bkxXTxlv&sig=V54LI6rpTWhkPK77xhVYbacC_g0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=
> > 0ahUKEwju_9HepuXSAhVW12MKHTKKDk8Q6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=rod%
> > 20newkirk%20wet%20string%20antenna%20salt&f=false)
> >
> > forgive the weird link, but it gets you there.
> >
> > (it's from the "Rod Newkirk collection" http://www.lulu.com/shop/rod-n
> > ewkirk/the-rod-newkirk-collection/paperback/product-15240967.html )
> >
> >
> > It will resonate most if you're a ham or a techie, but a good chuckle
> > nonetheless.
> >
> > So, who will be the first to log HLAZ using a wet string, somewhat salted?
> >
> > best wishes,
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> >
> > Nick Hall-Patch
> > Victoria, BC
> > Canada
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