tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post3688564155094766693..comments2024-02-23T03:50:28.988-05:00Comments on VE9KK Blog : Riverside portable with KX1VE9KK http://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-471478910097083322011-07-31T17:33:52.897-04:002011-07-31T17:33:52.897-04:00Good evening Bas, yes gone are the days when all t...Good evening Bas, yes gone are the days when all that has to be taken is just a mental list. I was very happy with the AF1 just some feedback but I have that sorted out now. Seems what I needed was a counterpoise to fix the problem.VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-75993089159545188942011-07-31T16:15:57.298-04:002011-07-31T16:15:57.298-04:00Mike, thank you for the nice report on your rivers...Mike, thank you for the nice report on your riverside activities. It looks very warm over there. Nice you took the AF1 for a test and it works. Next time you better make a list of items that you should take with you...;-) 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-54682301952244924602011-07-31T10:05:32.007-04:002011-07-31T10:05:32.007-04:00Yes Mark I am very surprised at times how well the...Yes Mark I am very surprised at times how well the antenna does. I am going to add a counter poise to it next time and see if that solves some of the issues I have been having with it along side the AF1.VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-38553173418618084982011-07-31T04:50:08.558-04:002011-07-31T04:50:08.558-04:00Great riverside report Mike, that miracle whip is ...Great riverside report Mike, that miracle whip is doing the job nicely, which is more than I can say for my walkabout ATX.....next time I go portable I'm going to take along some wet string, it will surely out perform my ATX .. HI<br /><br />73, MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-68135032905781876612011-07-30T18:09:08.889-04:002011-07-30T18:09:08.889-04:00Good evening John yes I agree and I do have the wi...Good evening John yes I agree and I do have the wire to just that but I am both lazy as well there was not to many places to put up such an antenna. It's true the V would had out preformed the Miracle whip for sure. Now having said that this is a long weekend up there in Canada so maybe I will get out again and do just as you suggested and if I do I will post with the results. Thanks for stopping by JohnVE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-8599165344982331842011-07-30T17:57:27.707-04:002011-07-30T17:57:27.707-04:00Mike, I wish you had forgottent to take that Mirac...Mike, I wish you had forgottent to take that Miracal Whip antenna with you but had 34' of wire instead. A quickly-assembled 20m inverted V could have been hoisted 15 feet and would have out-performed the MWhip by miles, at a fraction of the price.<br /><br />You would have come home and thrown rocks at the miracal whip.John AE5Xhttp://www.ae5x.com/blognoreply@blogger.com