[TowerTalk] 1/4-1/2 wave nonsense summary

[Dinsterdog@aol.com]

I'm confused by all this "insert here" emails between W8JIP and K7GCO- Can 
some one please send me the desk top version on disk- Perhaps someone could 
put Bobby "MFJ" Knight's comments in blue and Bulldog K7GCO's in red- I've 
printed out close to 15 pages just between their postings on open wire line 
vs coax etc.............not to mention some very creative email sent to me 
personally from Tom himself- which of course I've shared with others- Anyhow, 
can any one please tell me objectively what it all means in 50 words or less? 
 

Something like:

For short runs, applying certain types of 50 ohm coax through your trusty MFJ 
tuner provides a convenient means to get the signal to the antenna.  For long 
runs, low loss 75 ohm open wire feedline is an alternative when properly 
applied"  

I don't know, I just have to give the edge of this 15 rounder to K7GCO-  Lets 
see, a MFJ design engineer vs a guy with 60 years of professional radio 
experience-

73  Paul

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