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

[n7ws@azstarnet.com]

At 01:30 PM 9/26/00 EDT, Dinsterdog@aol.com wrote:
>
>I'm confused by all this "insert here" emails between W8JIP (sic) 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


Why are you asking for an "objective" explanation, your mind seems to
already be made up.  "...MFJ design engineer (sic) vs a guy with 60 years
of professional radio experience..."

However, I agree that the ramblings from K7GCO suffer from severe topic
drift.  This started when I addressed the *potential* problem of using long
lengths of *coax* cut to 1/2 wavelength multiples.

The messages now include rants about coax v. open-wire line, fixed output
impedance amplifiers v. pi-networks, and Johnson Matchboxes v. __________
(your topic here).  

"Nonsense" indeed.

Regards,

Wes Stewart, N7WS



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