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Maybe. LOL
On May 6, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Mike Keithley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Won't the metal construction of the train make the antenna unusable?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 4:27 am
> Subject: Re: Running an HF station on a train?
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>> I=92ve thought a time or two about trying with a magnetic loop, just for =
>> s**ts and giggles. There=92s likely enough room in disabled seating to =
>> set one up. Haven=92t had the nerve yet though.
>> On May 5, 2014, at 11:48 PM, Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Kind of off topic, but I thought someone here might have an=20
>>> answer for this question. Do any of you know if someone has used=20
>>> an HF rig on a train? If so I would suppose it would have had to=20
>>> be an employee, or someone very well connected. But, having said=20
>>> that, it seems very feasible to run a long wire on top of a train=20
>>> which could work quite well on long Amtrak trips. Where there=20
>>> are hams, there's usually a way and a will to communicate. 73,=20
>>> Jim WA6EKS
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