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Beautifully put, Dave. I've had exactly the same experience, and I agree
>
> 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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