I think both Jim’s and Wes’s comments are well-taken.
I also think this thought applies, particularly if you don’t have redwoods in
your back yard: never let perfection be the enemy of the OK.
It does pay to read Jim’s excellent work: even if you can only put up so much,
a lot of what he’s written will help you get the most out of whatever it is you
can put up.
73, kelly, ve4xt
> On Sep 30, 2017, at 11:01 PM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/30/2017 5:31 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>> It may be terrible, but it's better than no antenna at all.
>
> Exactly right! But most serious operators have had the experience of a few dB
> making the difference between making a QSO or not.
>
>> I have 72 DXCC entities worked using an inverted-V, 45' high at the center
>> with ends barely off the ground.
>
> And I have 147 worked on 160 in 11 years from Norcal with good antennas. As
> N6BT has famously said, "Everything works," which he demonstrated by working
> all continents driving a light bulb with all wiring to the light bulb
> suppressed. :)
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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