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
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > _______________________________________________
>> >> > Amps mailing list
>> >> > Amps@contesting.com
>> >> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Amps mailing list
>> >> Amps@contesting.com
>> >> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Amps mailing list
>> > Amps@contesting.com
>> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>>
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.2/2074 - Release Date: 04/22/09
>>08:49:00
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Amps mailing list
>>Amps@contesting.com
>>http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.2/2074 - Release Date: 04/22/09
08:49:00
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
|