[TowerTalk] Truth, Fiction, or Fantasy?

[n1bkb at aol.com]

 In my mind, that's questionable data.  

In our local club, I only know of ONE lone member who uses an EFRW antenna and that's because he lives in a neighborhood with an HOA and the single 33' length of wire fed by an RG8X lead firmly attached to the rear side of the tree that serves as its front of the property "mast" is lost from sight from the front of the house or the street because of the surrounding trees. His 2m/70cm vertical is in the attic of the home, so it too is hidden from view.
 
 SteveN1BKB

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Mccann via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Sent: Tue, Apr 26, 2022 11:44 am
Subject: [TowerTalk] Truth, Fiction, or Fantasy?


This was recently posted on the internet by one of hamdom’s self appointed experts:

      “The Joe Hams of this world . . . where currently 60% of them seem to be quite happy with an EFHW antenna, 30% with an EFRW (Random Wire) antenna, and 10% understand antenna technology.”

Is this anywhere near accurate?
Could it possibly be so?

Are 60% of the 779,545 US hams (467,727) and 60% of the 3.345 million World-wide hams (2 million) really “happy with” or “using” an EFHW?

Or another 30% (233,863 in the US and 1 million World-wide ) “happy with” or “using” an end-fed random wire?

That leaves only 334,569 who understand antenna technology!
Even with a ballot with room for write-in candidates!!

I must have missed the survey, and certainly wouldn’t have answered “yes” to the “are you happy with an end-fed half wave or random wire.”

Comments?

AG6CX






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