Interesting philosophical question.
Mine was "random" because I didn't measure it. The length was determined by
my physical endurance. In the case of a carefully-measured wire, "random" may
not be the best moniker. Probably "long wire" is more accurate.
73,
Frank
KF6E
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Hyder -N4NT- <Mike_N4NT@charter.net>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 29, 2010 9:03 am
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna
At what point does it cease to be "random"?
----- Original Message -----
From: <kf6e@mail.com>
To: <geraldj@weather.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna
> Here's a link to an article listing the best lengths to use for a random
> wire antenna:
>
>
> http://www.hamuniverse.com/randomwireantennalengths.html
>
> I didn't measure mine; I just strung up some wire. I suspect you will
> have better results if you use one of the lengths suggested in the
> article.
>
>
>
> 73,
> Frank
> KF6E
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