[TowerTalk] Tuners

[Tommy Alderman]

Wow Rick! That is really amazing? You ever think of getting a decent
receiver?

For the past 59 years I have used a 'tuner' and wires, but alas, using wire
antennas and I've only got 327 countries confirmed? Do you think if I get a
REAL antenna I could make the honor roll?

73 Rick,

Tom - W4BQF



VK1OD did a nice analysis.  Unfortunately, many hams are simply
in a mode of "don't bother me with facts".  They desperately want to
believe in the paradigm of a tuner in the shack and a simple all band
antenna at the other end of the line, such as a plain vertical conductor,
or a random wire, or a "loop skywire", a "G5RV," or some sort of "Windom"
antenna.  All continue to live on in ham folklore.  I work them
all the time in contests; they are the stations that are ~20 dB down from
even a decent QRP or mobile station.  That is if I can copy them at all.

Rick N6RK

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