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Kite Supported Crossband Repeater

Excuse me but I have put up an Icom IC-W32A HT on a COYNE-DELTA kite about 500' set to cross-band repeat mode on LOW power and successfully worked stations with another HT on the ground up to 150 miles away. The breeze at 500' is MORE than sufficient to keep the HT cool during such operations even on high power! It's fun and a REAL kick until the battery in the HT dies. I hope to do it again soon during a major band opening.
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Tim, K8TJ
K8TJ at COMCAST dot NET
"CW FOREVER"

[QUOTE="K8TJ, post: 361795, member: 25290"] [b]Kite Supported Crossband Repeater[/b] Excuse me but I have put up an Icom IC-W32A HT on a COYNE-DELTA kite about 500' set to cross-band repeat mode on LOW power and successfully worked stations with another HT on the ground up to 150 miles away. The breeze at 500' is MORE than sufficient to keep the HT cool during such operations even on high power! It's fun and a REAL kick until the battery in the HT dies. I hope to do it again soon during a major band opening. -- Tim, K8TJ K8TJ at COMCAST dot NET "CW FOREVER" [/QUOTE]

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