[Kenwood] HF Mobile - Links Of Interest

[brad.mugleston at comcast.net]

This is great, Thank you for posting 
  
Some areas you didn't cover are Mobile on a boat, bike, walking & other?  A lot of people doing these are QRP so you may want to look at QRP-L.   To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qrp-l   lots of very friendly people there and all are willing to help.  Realize that most operate CW but some of them do know what a Mic is and even know how to use one.  Once I did mobile QRP voice to mobile QRP voice to QRO fixed and we amazed the fixed station to no end. 
  
Here in Colorado we have an annual 14er mobile where people will pack their rigs and take a little hike to the top of some of our 14,000 foot hills we have just out side of Denver and spend a few hours chatting (both voice and CW VHF & HF). 
  
73's 
de KI0OT, Brad 

----- Original Message -----

From: "WD8ARZ" <wd8arz at ix.netcom.com> 
To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 10:15:34 AM 
Subject: [Kenwood] HF Mobile - Links Of Interest 

For those interested in HF Mobile operation, there is an interesting 
discussion going on that your welcome to participate in. 

Regards and 73 from Bill - WD8ARZ 
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Over the last few months a lot of different topics have been covered 
about HF Mobile. 

Many of my comments have been rather specific and detailed about 
equipment, antenna's, installation and operation. 

Am wondering now if there is not some value to getting back to the 
basics. After all, we don't normally launch into various aspects of our 
hobby with full blown systems. Generally I suppose we start out simple, 
using what we have, make, modify, can borrow or buy on the cheap. 

With that in mind, I would like to propose that those who are already 
into hf mobile, encourage, support and aid others to join in, but to 
focus on just the basics. What about encourage those that have never 
done hf mobile, to give it a try at the most minimum level using what 
they already have, or can get their hands on. 

Point being? 

Unless the HF Mobile Bug bites one, no need to go the extra time and 
expense. However note that the effort for the most basic system still 
requires most of what better systems can grow out of this initial 
exploring effort. Such as: 

* Power take off location, and safety 
* Antenna to use, and safety 
* How and where to mount antenna 
* Where to place mobile radio and safety 

In other words, what is the minimum it takes to get on the air from a hf 
mobile that can drive at high way speeds, using what is at hand or 
cheaply available. 

If and when the bug then really takes hold, the HF Mobile System can 
grow as time, budget and equipment becomes available to enhance the 
operation. Not to mention discovering how useful HF Mobile Operation can 
be to an individual operator, but also as a resource to support other 
aspects of amateur radio activities. 

One resource I can share here, is the various other reflectors where 
this topic has come up: 
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/mobile-portable 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ARPortable/ 
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ham-antennas/info 
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Ham_radio_remote_base/info 
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/hfnow/info 
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/hiqantennas/info 
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/icom/ 
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/kenwood 
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TS-480/info 
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/screwdriverantenna/info 
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/yaesu 

Please feel free to share links that would fit this topic you are aware of. 

Everyone's thoughts on this topic would be much appreciated. 

73 from Bill - WD8ARZ 


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