tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811882031854518732.post3959283425761925956..comments2023-06-02T15:31:26.646+02:00Comments on PA7MDJ Amateur Radio Blog: The Kon-Tiki Expedition and the Heroes of TelemarkMichael PA7MDJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05435220355588298370noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811882031854518732.post-20589156935637094982018-11-08T19:39:18.159+01:002018-11-08T19:39:18.159+01:00Thank you very much for your nice comment and for ...Thank you very much for your nice comment and for the very interesting additional info, Paul! Thanks for reading my blog! Best 73 and good QRPing de PA7MDJMichael PA7MDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435220355588298370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811882031854518732.post-4350415530839696202018-10-03T19:30:01.614+02:002018-10-03T19:30:01.614+02:00Very nice piece Michael. Like you I have been fasc...Very nice piece Michael. Like you I have been fascinated with the expedition since I was a youngster, after having read the book at school and I still have the copy. I have always wanted to sail the original route from Callao to Polynesia...just need to decide to do it one day. Something that may interest you regrading the antenna used on the raft: the design in daily use was an inverted L which was strung from the mast and run to the rear of the raft. The balloon antenna was an experiment which did not work out too well due to the heat of the sun ! The one major thing in their favour was the solar cycle which peaked very high that year and helped greatly to get their low power 20m signal out. I put my interest in QRP down to the expedition and I never use more than 5 watts here. 73 from South Africa ! de Paul ZS2OE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com