Re: New Antenna Works

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Even in my professional life I operate using a philosophy of three simple rules.  As for  antennas:

1.  I get a match.
2.  I can hear the other Ham.
3.  They can hear me.

Simple enough, and I have made contacts on my KX2 using an umbrella frame on a stick.

Keeping Watch-
shu

Joe Shuman, KE8KJZ
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[rich hurd WC3T]

K2MIJ is a big fan of - shall we say - unorthodox antennas.  His claim to
fame, as it were, is the “Limbo Stick” cut for various bands.  You can find
him on almost any Internet search.  He’s also set up using folding aluminum
chairs as radiators and tape measures as counterpoises.   Quite ingenious
use of conductive materials.

On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 12:26 Joseph Shuman via Elecraft <
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> Even in my professional life I operate using a philosophy of three simple
> rules.  As for  antennas:
>
> 1.  I get a match.
> 2.  I can hear the other Ham.
> 3.  They can hear me.
>
> Simple enough, and I have made contacts on my KX2 using an umbrella frame
> on a stick.
>
> Keeping Watch-
> shu
>
> Joe Shuman, KE8KJZ
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[Eric Norris-2]

I agree with Joseph.  I have been able to bust pileups on recent
dxpeditions such as VP8PJ, VP6R, and VP6D on 30m and 60m, even though I
don't have antennas on those bands.  The SWR was 10:1 on my 80/40 vertical,
and even though I was blissfully aware of the high voltages in the tuner,
and the losses in the coax, it didn't matter.  They're in the log, and my
faith in the near-magical tuning ability of the KAT50O remains
undiminished.  Dance with the girl you brung.

73 Eric WD6DBM

On Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 9:26 AM Joseph Shuman via Elecraft <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> Even in my professional life I operate using a philosophy of three simple
> rules.  As for  antennas:
>
> 1.  I get a match.
> 2.  I can hear the other Ham.
> 3.  They can hear me.
>
> Simple enough, and I have made contacts on my KX2 using an umbrella frame
> on a stick.
>
> Keeping Watch-
> <snip>

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