Unfortunately this is true of many things in life. Sort of like some of the
people you work with who are incompetent but have a way of saying the buzz
phrases that impresses others. But, in the end outcomes as in antenna
performance is what counts. Unfortunately hyperbole will not work the DX or
improve your contest score except for the possible placebo effect of making you
more confident at what you are doing!
73 W0ETC
---------- Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> writes:
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] modeling info
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 22:51:47 -0400
Tom Frenaye points out that M2 did submit modeling data for some of their
antennas, and were allowed to run gain figures in their ads. He's right,
and I apologize for being over-categorical.
I found one M2 ad, in March 2000, which gives gain figures on their
monobanders, but nothing before or since.
It's a sad commentary on the state of amateur antenna marketing, but it
appears that hyperbole sells more antennas than true gain figures...
73, Pete N4ZR
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