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Re: [Amps] High SWR,

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Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR,
From: "KB0NLY" <kb0nly@mchsi.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:47:14 -0500
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Thin skinned no, but tired of people like Carl who pretend to be better than 
everyone.

73,

Scott


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alek Petkovic" <vk6apk@bigpond.com>
To: "KB0NLY" <kb0nly@mchsi.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR,


> G'day Scott,
>
> No he hasn't attacked you or anyone else. He is just Carl and there
> is plenty of room for him on this reflector and all others in which
> he actively participates.
>
> You must be very thin skinned if you are a grown man and take offence
> at such a trifling thing.
>
> Relax mate. Life is too short to get upset about something that
> somebody wrote in an email.
>
> Cheers and greetings from sunny downunder,
> Alek. VK6APK
>
> At 09:24 PM 23/04/2009, KB0NLY wrote:
>>By now Carl is probably making posts that attack me in person, most likely
>>attacking my intelligence or some other mental ability, that's where he
>>always takes it.  So have fun reading his replies as I have added him to 
>>my
>>blocked list here and put him into my custom spam blocker so he gets some
>>nice auto replies...
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
>>To: "KB0NLY" <kb0nly@mchsi.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:34 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR,
>>
>>
>> > Carl occasionally goes too far, but he also has forgotten more about
>> > amps (from a practical and repair perspective, especially) than most
>> > of us will ever learn.  He's a valuable resource, and it would be a
>> > shame to have him banned.  Use your delete key or filter his messages.
>> >
>> > Compared to the flame wars of old, this is pretty tame stuff.
>> >
>> > 73, Pete N4ZR
>> >
>> > At 10:47 PM 4/22/2009, KB0NLY wrote:
>> >>Why doesn't someone finally kick Carl off here for god's sake?  I can't
>> >>remember the last time he contributing something on topic or worth
>> >>reading.
>> >>I was on a different computer today when his comments came through, 
>> >>forgot
>> >>to block him on here, now he is in the block list on both computers.
>> >>
>> >>73,
>> >>
>> >>Scott
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@comcast.net>
>> >>To: "'Carl'" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>; <ve3zi@rac.ca>; "'Amps'"
>> >><amps@contesting.com>
>> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:28 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Well, spouting off can be a good thing. That's what the reflector is
>> >> > for.
>> >> > So
>> >> > people can learn from one another. Plus it provides some 
>> >> > entertainment
>> >> > for
>> >> > us old farts.
>> >> >
>> >> > 73
>> >> > Gary  K4FMX
>> >> >
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com 
>> >> >> [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]
>> >> >> On
>> >> >> Behalf Of Carl
>> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:35 PM
>> >> >> To: ve3zi@rac.ca; Amps
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Roger, youre correct; its been said so many times you would think 
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> would sink in.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But with noobs from the CB/FM ranks old myths die hard. They cant 
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> bothered buying a Handbook or Antenna Manual and just spout off on
>> >> >> here
>> >> >> and elsewhere with zero idea of what they are talking about.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Carl
>> >> >> KM1H
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "Roger Parsons" <ve3zi@yahoo.com>
>> >> >> To: "Amps" <amps@contesting.com>
>> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:13 PM
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I know this has been said before, but just because your SWR meter
>> >> >> > says
>> >> >> > there is x Watts of power coming back down the line, it doesn't 
>> >> >> > mean
>> >> >> > that it is being dissipated in your transmitter. All it means is
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > the transmitter sees a load other than 50 Ohms (or whatever) - 
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > may or may not be able to match it. If you have a really bad
>> >> >> > mismatch
>> >> >> > you can (apparently) have the situation that your 100W 
>> >> >> > transmitter
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > (say) transmitting 1kW and getting 900W back. Obviously that 
>> >> >> > can't
>> >> >> > really happen - the reason that it seems to is that the SWR meter 
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > measuring Volt-Amperes (reactive power) rather than Watts (real
>> >> >> > power) - that is that the current and voltage are not in phase -
>> >> >> > except in the special case of a 1:1 SWR.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 73 Roger
>> >> >> > VE3ZI
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
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