[TowerTalk] RE: Coax Break-In, Aprils Fool, etc.

[Roger L. Elowitz]

Hi Henry and all,

If you think April Fool has already passed... then why are the stores
filled with "Monster Speaker Cable"  and gold plated connectors that
have not a smidgen or skootsh of real gold in or on them.

Every day is April Fool's Day for the Hi-Fi enthusiasts.

But WAIT!  Didn't some company recently come out with a dipole center
connector that contained a large fifty ohm load resistor across the
coax terminals and the entire thing was sealed from prying eyes.  The
claim was that you could use this antenna on ALL BANDS with ANY LENGTH
OF WIRES and it would load beautifully!  I believe the claim was
accurate. I also believe the military bought loads of them.  I only
wish I were kidding on this one.

Please,  someone out there.... tell me it wasn't so or please confirm
what I'm saying is TRUE!

Roger, K2JAS
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At 02:12 AM 8/6/97 +0000, you wrote:
>I have enjoyed reading the postings related to this subject.  When I saw
>the article in the April QST, I immediately recognized it as an April
>Fool article, and enjoyed reading it for a few laughs.
>
>However, being a former high-end audiophile, I feel obligated to inform
>those on this reflector that several years ago there were several audio
>manufacturers that purported that their products would only perform at
>their best if properly broken-in.  Interestingly, these products not
only
>included active devices (amplifiers, pre-amplifiers, and speakers) but
>also included passive devices (wire/cable and connectors).  In addition
>to just passing an audio signal through them, the wires/cables had to
>have the input signal enter at the appropriately-marked end.  (Imagine
>how this would apply to a ham antenna installation: separate receiving
>and transmitting coax with TR-switching relays at both ends!)
>
>Thus that QST article, if printed in a high-end audiophile magazine, may
>not have been considered an April Fool article!
>
>Returning to a normal Towertalk subject; re my posting several weeks ago
>about the miniature Rohn SSV-type towers in NE Ohio.  I did not receive
>any responses that identified the towers.  Looks like I will be
returning
>to Ohio next week on business, so I plan to knock on a few doors if time
>allows.
>
>73,
>Henry Pollock - WB4HFL
>Raleigh, NC
>
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