"It's just a little embarrassing to wander across an antenna conversation in the Extra portion of 20m and notice that nobody involved knows the formula for a half wave dipole or quarter wave vertical
"Nope, the guys who had to sit in front of FCC examiners and actually diagram oscillator circuits had it the toughest. Admittedly, the test I took for Extra class wasn't as tough as those. The Extra
"Yes, I want engineering types on the "Extra Class" portions of the bands. I do not want to converse about radio-related subjects with someone who doesn't have that capability. I am selective -- not
For sale, 3 element SteppIr (with 6 meter kit, Y cable for Yaesu, and boom slider), tower, and Yaesu G-800sa rotor - $ 975.00. Tom W6EIJ please reply to tbeltran@earthlink.net _______________________
I recently purchased the Cobra Extra Light Jr., a 70 foot dipole, fed with ladder-line, for use while camping. There are different ways that I can use it. I have been connecting the antenna to an SGC
Thanks Tom, I've never tried that, I guess it didn't seem that such minimal ground would make any difference - I'll have to try that. Tom _______________________________________________ ____________