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Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?
From: Bryan Swadener via Amps <amps@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Bryan Swadener <bswadener@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 21:03:04 +0000 (UTC)
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Whatever you say, Bill.

Here's your clue that I'm kidding ==>  ;-)
vy 73,Bryan WA7PRC

      From: "Fuqua, Bill L" <wlfuqu00@uky.edu>
 To: Bryan WA7PRC
 Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2017 12:11 PM
 Subject: RE: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?
  
No, it was not missed. I was playing the role of what they used to call the 
"straight man" in a comedy act
that took things literally. So was my bit of humor missed as well?
73
Bill wa4lav
________________________________________
From: Bryan WA7PRC

Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

Humor apparently missed... by TWO.
;-)
vy 73,Bryan WA7PRC


Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 13:30:46 -0600
From: Joe WB9SBD
Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

Yup, and even if it was a direct relation, for every inch of stretch, on
40 it would only go down 5 Kc.

Joe WB9SBD

On 1/5/2017 1:22 PM, Bill WA4LAV wrote:
>   A little stretch makes little difference due to the low Q of a half-wave 
>dipole antenna.
> 73
> Bill WA4LAV
> ________________________________________
> From: Bryan WA7PRC
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?
>
> After many years of stretching, I bet the resonant frequency is lower. ;-)
> vy 73,
> Bryan WA7PRC    
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>
> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 10:49:08 -0600
> From: Joe WB9SBD
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?
>
> My 40 meter "Novice" First antenna Dipole, is still in the air. No Fancy
> Baluns, just RG-58 coax split at the center with porcelain insulators.
> Wire? Stranded 14 Ga house wire.
>
> Been radiating with it since spring of 1976.
>
> Joe WB9SBD   
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