[TenTec] Dit Fit

[Edward Crawford]

If you terminated the wire in a mud hole would that make it a "water bug"?
You guys are funny, but don't quit your day jobs.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>
To: <K2ZF@aol.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Dit Fit


> I think if the 1/4 wave counterpoise was on the dash side one would end up
> with a "lady bug".  On the other hand if the 1/4 wave counterpoise were
put
> on the dot side one would end up with a "tater bug".  Hi
>
> K4TAX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <K2ZF@aol.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Dit Fit
>
>
> > In a message dated 1/6/03 12:16:40 AM !!!First Boot!!!, N4LQ@iglou.com
> writes:
> >
> > << It needs to be balanced. Put a quarter wave counterpoise on the dot
> contact
> >  and a half wave on the dash side of that bug. If too many dits, try
> >  shortening the dit wire a bit.
> >   >>
> >
> > What would happen if you mistakenly put the quater wave counterpoise on
> the
> > dash contact side of the bug and the half wave on the dot contact side?
> Would
> > you then have too many dashes? Hi....
> > 73 de Jim  K2ZF
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