[TowerTalk] 80-m. Inverted Vee vs. Dipole Performance

[David Gilbert]

It depends upon whether you think amateur radio is fundamentally a 
technical hobby where science has merit, or whether you think ham radio 
is a fundamentally a social hobby where opinion and conjecture are good 
enough.  I'm not saying which point of view you should take, and there 
are certainly lots of folks that justifiably lean either way, but it's 
probably worth pointing out that you're on the TowerTalk reflector ... 
not Facebook.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On 9/15/2010 7:54 PM, Bert Almemo wrote:
> Rick,
>
> You must have a bad hair day!! If I get great reports and I'm happy with my
> antenna, are you telling me I shouldn't be?
> Think about it...
>
> Bert, VE3OBU

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Stealey
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 1:25 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80-m. Inverted Vee vs. Dipole Performance
>
>
> I've noticed whenever someone is talking about his antenna, ANY antenna, he
> always is pleased with it's performance.  Maybe due to the fact that others
> give him good signal reports.  i.e. Over and over on this reflector you will
> see someone say he has a certain antenna, up so high, and it is working
> great for him.
> It is only when the ham has TWO antennas available to him simultaneously
> that he is able to say that first antenna that he THOUGHT was so good,
> really wasn't.
> Have you ever had someone say to you, "That antenna of yours is doing a
> great job for you today." ??
> Ask him how he knows?
> Think about it........
> Rick  K2XT