Earlier I mentioned power would be a problem, so I purchased a 65Ah Gel battery. At 24Kg's it's heavy. With weight in general being an issue with light aircraft, G-DRAM being a seaplane is a wee bit different. We will be landing heavy on fresh water lochs, not to mention trying to get back out of them again!
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Pushing the weight issue to the back of my mind, I now have tested the recently repaired FT100, running 100watts & my vertical antenna in the garden. All appeared to work fine however..... Yes it's weight again, Hamish has now secured the loan of a life raft which we now have to factor in, my kit has come under strict scrutiny. .jpg)
In order to deploy the kit quickly I have tried to be innovative using an electrical cable reel converted to deploy 20 metres of RG58 coax, three 5 metre metal retractable measuring tapes as ground planes & winders for guys which also use small lanyard spring clips.
Finally for those that have been following the story, I mentioned some friends that we met on our Dry-Run trip last month. They were Dave & Zan who came to visit us at Loch Righ Mor (Isle of Jura). Both professional photographers they shot some amazing pictures of us from on land & from their helicopter. Here are some examples of G-DRAM as a small speck on Loch Righ Mor, Hamish imitating a firestarter whilst making a brew of tea & finally an absolute cracker of G-DRAM, again on Loch Righ Mor.
Regards
DEQ
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