Kite to Kite QSO
date : Aug 29 1993 16.15 GMT
Freq: 3756 kHz, Mode: LSB,
report 5, 9 + both ways
Operator Wim PA0WHZ
Location : dijklichaam A4 Delft Zuid
Set: ft757
antenna .5 wavelength
Operator Colin G0STW / portable ,
Dave G4YJQ /portable
Location : England, city dump near Harwich
Set: unknown
On the 29th of Augustus I had the privilege to witness a not so common QSO
I went to a location just south of the city of Delft, on top of a pile of sand that was to
become a road. Here I started kiting with my own build kite type
"Sanjo rokkaku" This is a 1 line kite which is quite
stable. The pulling force is so tremendous that I used my Peugeot 205
as an anchor pin.
Shortly after I was all set, Wim PA0WHZ arrived with his Mercedes van.
Then and there we decided to see if connecting half a wavelength of antenna
wire to the kite was feasible.
After some try outs we found the right
spot for the Mercedes van. (somewhat between the Peugeot and the
kite) . The vertical antenna was connected to the slightly
sagging kite line, on the ground we had about 4 to 5 radials.
Shortly after Wim was in the air there was the QSO with G0STW who told
us on his first run:
“We are located on the city dump, and our antenna is fixed on a
kite"
When we heard that we agreed : "This is no ordinary QSO”
After PA0WHZ told G0STW about our antenna situation. Colin and Dave
must have agreed with us
Chris van Gorp PA7RHM
Chris with his Sanjo