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Forum: Marine Electronics 08-10-2019, 16:31
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

Just start at post #1 and read. It's not hard !
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-01-2016, 15:43
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

VERY well said.:thumb:
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-02-2014, 20:32
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

Just a WAG, but the KISS is probably on average 90% of the "perfect seawater ground", therefore not a discernable difference between "Perfect" and "Good enough".
(and yes, I did look up the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 07-02-2014, 17:32
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

There was a photo here somewhere, but it consisted of a bunch of disc capacitors forming a parallel line between the ends of two strips of foil.


________________________________caps...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-02-2014, 19:50
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

Glenn,

While it is true the Kiss is composed of a bunch of wires of different lengths, it doesn't translate to properly tuned lengths for different bands.
To do what is inferred, the various...
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-06-2013, 08:35
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

If all you are doing is an experiment, you don't really need to attach it to the hull at all.
Just make sure to keep it as straight as possible on the way to the thruhull.
Sharp bends become...
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-05-2013, 20:56
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

I'll have what he's having...
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-10-2012, 16:53
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

An update on my cheapo $7 counterpoise.
All bands SWR between 1.0 and 1.2
Full RF output power available.
Good signal reports from all contacts so far.
No apparent problems with any of my other...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-08-2012, 14:46
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

BTW, the copper braid was purchased at a scrap yard for $5.
No length was more than 5 feet, with most being about 3.
I just soldered them together with a propane torch.
The tubing was about $2...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-08-2012, 10:19
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

I finally got my Icom 706MkII installed.
The ground plane consists of a braided wire about 25 feet long encased in clear vinyl tubing.
I sealed one end with 3M5200 and brought out about 2 feet of...
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-08-2011, 10:48
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

fijisails,
Using that logic, if a bunch of folded up wire works so well, why bother stretching out the kiss? or using a backstay for an antenna?
Just use a similar length of wire rolled up neatly...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-06-2011, 19:10
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

Taking that further, I suppose an infinite number of them would come close to making an isotropic radiator.
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-06-2011, 13:40
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed ( with Pics )

Bill,

The dummy load test is an excellent suggestion, removing another variable.
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-03-2011, 15:42
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed with pics

A decisive answer can be made simply by doing an A/B comparison with a distant contact.
Use a KISS unit, then quickly transfer the connection to a single piece of wire laid in a reasonably similar...
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-03-2011, 13:43
Replies: 378
Views: 131,771
Posted By senormechanico
Re: The KISS SSB Counterpoise - Revealed with pics

It reminds me of those "turn your whole house wiring into a giant TV antenna" things sold back in the '60's and '70's.
They were a plug in device which looked like it had cooling fins on the case....
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