A sat phone <> SSB. They have some overlap, but each one does things the other does not. Speaking of which, I had a sat phone installation with a stabilized antenna that used a geosynchronous satellite in the early 90s. It was a PITA because of the 48,000 mile round trip. I learned to start saying “This is a sat phone – long delay – do not hang up” before anyone answered otherwise all I ever got was hello-hello-click. Joe Coquina
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 17:30 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Kevin Driscoll Subject: Re: Stus-List New C&C 37 Owner SSB antenna This<https://www.iridium.com/products/details/iridiumgo> would be a whole lot easier, cheaper, and not will not devour amps. However, it's not good for socializing with others using the same nearly antiquated technology ;) pot is stirred... On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 2:00 PM Frederick G Street via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: One issue I see with that is the safety issue: 250 watts of RF could cause a nasty burn to anyone that happened to contact the mast or other standing rigging when you’re transmitting. — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Apr 27, 2016, at 3:34 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: One SSB idea I have been wanting to try: You add only a bottom insulator. The ground connection from the tuner is run to the base of the mast. This loads up a version of a big loop antenna that may work better and saves $$$ on insulators. If the backstay chainplate does not have a grounding wire and you clean all the salt residue off the area, you could give it a try with no insulators at all to see what happens. Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I 73 de N3HGB _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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