[VHFcontesting] Correction re credits of beam designers

[crawfish]

Gene may be thinking of Lionel, VE7BQH. He has some great designs!!

Joe W4AAB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Burgess" <ve3cru at rac.ca>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 12:56 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Correction re credits of beam designers


> Gene Zimmerman mentioned several well known beam designers.  However, one
is in error.  Ted Sparrow VE3BQN, who became a Silent Key a week ago, was a
ham-dentist, never designing beams.  The person deserving this credit is Bob
Morton VE3BFM whose stretched 4 elmt 6 meter beams I now have.  Last year's
CQ WW VHF Rover World was won by me, using a single 'BFM 4E6 beam 12 feet up
on my Rovermobile.  Points: 79,002.  No 2 meters taken.
>
> For those in disbelief over what rovers can put on the roof, I run in all
vhf and up contests with this beam at the top of the mast at 12 feet, from
the time I leave home till I return home, and run full highway speeds too.
>
> Fuel economy:  Don't ask, not included in any Rover Handbook!  : - )
>
> Bridges, never a problem.  Trees, many problems.  PLAN YOUR ROUTE WISELY!
>
> Bill   VE3CRU/R
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