Posted by
David Gilbert on
Dec 18, 2018; 12:52am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/wire-for-random-wire-antenna-using-kx3-tp7647146p7647168.html
I've been modeling antennas using EZNEC since back when it was ELNEC,
and I've learned more about how antennas work using it than by any other
means. It is fascinating to set up some wires in the model, plant a
source somewhere, and then look at the radiation pattern and current
distributions.
Having been very active in Field Day over several decades and trying out
different antennas (often more than one) each year, I would be willing
to bet $100 that I have physically built more functioning antennas than
you have. Analyses paralyses my ass.
The point is that analysis and practice are not mutually exclusive, and
anything that helps us actually understand what we do instead of blind
trail and error is worth the time and effort it takes. Learning by any
means is not "bad" ... it is very, very good.
Dave AB7E
On 12/17/2018 2:22 PM, DC wrote:
> Good one!
>
>
> Many hams now-days miss the most important point of all, I have never
> made a contact by computer modeling, and worrying about wire type and
> size. Back in the day, you put something up and experimented from
> there -- making contacts along the way. Now, folks look at the
> internet and then second guess everything they read to the point of
> information overload and analyses paralyses.
>
> Too Bad,
>
> Richard
>
> K6VV
>
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