 Elijah1 
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Posted: 6/25/2012 8:56:07 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT |
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SCWolverine
Husband-Dad-South Carolinian
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Posted: 6/26/2012 7:52:00 AM
There is Power in the Beard!
Nice vid, Nice site! thx for posting! Bearded SCW |
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Posted: 6/26/2012 2:11:57 PM
Originally Posted By SCWolverine:
There is Power in the Beard! Nice vid, Nice site! thx for posting! Bearded SCW Thanks, I like the beard although it is getting hot as heck in this summer heat. I am trying to see if we can't use the site for the 160m contest. Can you imagine if we doubled the vertical and put a few beverages out there  |
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KB7DX
Bitten by glowbugs
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Posted: 6/26/2012 9:35:49 PM
Nice video! I especially liked the boatanchor gear. My buddies tried the helium ballon vertical for 160m 2 or 3 years ago for FD ( I didn't make that one) and they had problems with low lift from the baloon at 7000ft elevation. They said it would barely lift all the 234ft 18ga bare wire and they were using a 9' blimp style baloon. We found out later that the higher you go in altitude, the less effective helium is for lifting.
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Posted: 6/26/2012 10:00:18 PM
This was a hydrogen filled balloon. I would assume that they used hydrogen because of the high price of helium. But holy Hindenburg I am glad there was no static in the air
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