[TowerTalk] Gizmotchy's

[WA6RKN]

Hmmmmmm.......I wish I had a buck for every THX6 sitting atop a 50 foot 
tower, connected to an illegally operated (And powered) radio on 11 meters.

Or....

The number of hams who openly boast about running that Henry 2K4 (Or home 
brew 6, 3-500z tubed amp) on the ham bands.......

6 meters...the magic band......but magic only if you have a good beam and 
lots of power......

The Gizmotchy is not an antenna I would run, but....it works...and a 5 kw 
gamma insures that 4 and 5 kw amps will work without smokin' it!

And before we put down the CB'ers too much.....don't forget, many of today's 
hams came up the ranks and went legal.....and gang...there aren't near as 
many illegal CB'ers today as there was back in the 70's.......heh.....Today, 
they are all bootlegging 2 meters!

(Are we still on topic???)

Joe Wolfe
WA6RKN
Reno, Nevada


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Goins" <wmgoins at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gizmotchy's
>
>
>> Am I the only one here who feels that making 1KW and 5KW antennas
>> primarily for CBers to use illegally is not okay? And before anyone
>> says they can be used at legal power, why then the need for 5 KW
>> gammas or the testimonies with CB skip names (and performance
>> distances) attached?
>>
>> Sorry, but I could never use one on 2 or 6.