Kites

Kites can be nearly new for radio purposes, by kites carrying antennas for MF, LF or VLF-transmitters. This method was fond for the reception station of the first transatlantic transmission by Marconi. Captive balloons may be further convenient for such experiments, because kite carried antennas require a lot of wind, which may be not always possible with heavy equipment and a ground conductor. It must be taken into account during experiments, that a conductor carried by a kite can lead to a alpine voltage toward ground, which can endanger people and equipment, if apt precautions http://www.pictureprettykites.com (grounding through resistors or a parallel resonant-circuit tuned to transmission frequency) are not taken.

Kites can be used to pull people and vehicles downwind. Adapted foil-type kites such as effectiveness kites can also be fond to sail upwind under the same principles as passed down by other sailing craft, accoutered that lateral troops on the ground or in the soak are redirected as with the keels, center boards, wheels and ice blades of traditional sailing craft. Con kiting has-been also become faddy in recent years.