> My new antenna isn't supposed to work, at least if you
> listen to the gurus.
People tend to assume that because others say something is
not a good idea or isn't accurate technically, it means they
are saying something "won't work" enough to please someone.
Antennas are not toggle switches. For example a Gap Vertical
is 20dB down from a good vertical on 160. The B&W folded
dipole is similar on some bands. Comet makes a vertical that
is a dummy load with a wire attached. Many people are
pleased with those antennas.
Because something doesn't work as people might describe or
think doesn't mean it is turned off and can't be used for
anything. It simply means the technical description might be
wrong or it might be far from optimum.
We should all just understand that, and stop making antennas
personal like the are our mothers.
73 Tom
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