[TowerTalk] dx baster antenna

[Mike]

You didn't look at the picture, did you? From the 11:25AM thread.....
http://www.kd4rbg.com/dxbaster.jpg
73, Mike NF4L


Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> Mike wrote:
>
> Why would any one name an antenna baster, unless they didn't get the 
> whole word  typed?<:-))
> I've had a few that'd fit that category.  The original post in the 
> series (11:18 AM) has the subject blaster, with the second (11:25AM), 
> that I answered being baster.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
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>> It's baster, not blaster.
>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>
>> Roger (K8RI) wrote:
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>>> Jeff Carter wrote:
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>>>> The subject line of this thread gave me an idea...with all the money
>>>> that's being wasted on gee-whiz pseudoscience gizmos, it's time I
>>>> cashed in.  It's clear that we can't do anything to make the average
>>>> person any smarter, and since I requested either less corruption or a
>>>> better opportunity to participate, I give you:  The DX Baster!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.kd4rbg.com/dxbaster.jpg
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>>> Which reminded me, equipment that has names that sound like they were 
>>> designed for CB are things I don't even bother looking at.Whether it 
>>> works or not, if it has the name "blaster" in it I avoid it.  Reminds me 
>>> of the movie with the milkshake flavored with "colon blaster". I don't 
>>> remember if that was one of the Animal House, or Nerds variants.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Roger (K8RI)
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>>>> It's guaranteed to improve your confidence in the pileups, since while
>>>> the Big Guns have huge towers and superefficient amplifiers and
>>>> feedlines, you'll have something they don't: The DX Baster!<br>
>>>>
>>>> Coming soon to a Hamfest near you...
>>>>
>>>> Jeff/KD4RBG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---- Original message ----
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>>>>> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:32:48 -0500
>>>>> From: Dan Zimmerman N3OX <n3ox at n3ox.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dx baster antenna
>>>>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
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>>>>> All 1 sunit. It just doesn't seem linear...Not worth the extra $ to take
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>>>>>> down a tribander that has maybe 4dbd gain on 20mtrs for a huge mono band
>>>>>> yagi with a 32' boom and truss supports for the boom ect for a mere 3.5 db
>>>>>> gain. Maybe im missing something here.
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