I could see this one coming, hi,hi.
Rick you had better put on your flame proof suit !
Bob
K6UJ
On Nov 27, 2010, at 9:09 PM, Tommy Alderman wrote:
> Wow Rick! That is really amazing? You ever think of getting a decent
> receiver?
>
> For the past 59 years I have used a 'tuner' and wires, but alas, using wire
> antennas and I've only got 327 countries confirmed? Do you think if I get a
> REAL antenna I could make the honor roll?
>
> 73 Rick,
>
> Tom - W4BQF
>
>
>
> VK1OD did a nice analysis. Unfortunately, many hams are simply
> in a mode of "don't bother me with facts". They desperately want to
> believe in the paradigm of a tuner in the shack and a simple all band
> antenna at the other end of the line, such as a plain vertical conductor,
> or a random wire, or a "loop skywire", a "G5RV," or some sort of "Windom"
> antenna. All continue to live on in ham folklore. I work them
> all the time in contests; they are the stations that are ~20 dB down from
> even a decent QRP or mobile station. That is if I can copy them at all.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
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