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On Jun 15, 12:40 am, John Smith I wrote:
http://freeweb.supereva.com/dai5tgc....aeri_tgc.htm?p JS Those antennas show excellent design and construction skills... They can't possibly work when they are that perfect... Where is the raggedy piece of a beer can, hose clamped to one side for tuning? How come the coils are symmetrical... Jeez, any ham worthy of the name could take one of those and drive over it a couple of times so it looks like a "real" antenna... Anyway, thanks for the url, I enjoyed perusing the pictures... denny / k8do |
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Denny wrote:
On Jun 15, 12:40 am, John Smith I wrote: http://freeweb.supereva.com/dai5tgc....aeri_tgc.htm?p JS Those antennas show excellent design and construction skills... They can't possibly work when they are that perfect... Where is the raggedy piece of a beer can, hose clamped to one side for tuning? How come the coils are symmetrical... Jeez, any ham worthy of the name could take one of those and drive over it a couple of times so it looks like a "real" antenna... Anyway, thanks for the url, I enjoyed perusing the pictures... denny / k8do Denny: Darn things remind of things out of a 1950's grade B science fiction flick! grin However, as you say, he has done a nice job in construction of them. Regards, JS |
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On 15 Jun, 07:30, John Smith I wrote:
Denny wrote: On Jun 15, 12:40 am, John Smith I wrote: http://freeweb.supereva.com/dai5tgc....aeri_tgc.htm?p JS Those antennas show excellent design and construction skills... They can't possibly work when they are that perfect... Where is the raggedy piece of a beer can, hose clamped to one side for tuning? How come the coils are symmetrical... Jeez, any ham worthy of the name could take one of those and drive over it a couple of times so it looks like a "real" antenna... Anyway, thanks for the url, I enjoyed perusing the pictures... denny / k8do Denny: Darn things remind of things out of a 1950's grade B science fiction flick! grin However, as you say, he has done a nice job in construction of them. Regards, JS- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh my!! What a great site. I am so pleased to see examples of experimentation done with so much skill.I am sure it doesn't matter to him those that question the amount of gain he achieved or what use they are since it is obvious that it is a labor of love When I last visited Europe it was evident that experimentation was still active in amateur radio where there were enthusiastic listeners to the trials and tribulations of the antenna builder. I never heard any derision obviously because the question could immediately be imposed as to what the complainer had done lately. In America we have the ability to buy what we want and thus do not realise the joy of self achievement and the comararderie of fellow amateur builders. The amateur magazines still print plans of how to build a morse code keyer or a power supply but I doubt there are many builders and you certainly would not find an interest in the stated antennas this side of the Pond unless they met the standards of a cell phone. It really is nice to see what a man can do for himself and the obvious joy that he gets what he is doing. As is often said it is the pursuit that provides enjoyement, something a couch potato will never realize. I wonder what that amateur would be doing if he lived in America Could he have survived the caustic comments usually applied to those who spend their time making antennas when all about antennas is now really known as the posters to this newsgroup will testify to ? We are not doers any more and are content with buying what doers in other Countries are willing to make for us until they realise we have nothing to trade for their favors. A Japanese admiral once said that they had awakened a sleeping giant, so what does it take to awaken a Nation from a coma? |
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art wrote:
... A Japanese admiral once said that they had awakened a sleeping giant, so what does it take to awaken a Nation from a coma? Art: I see America quite differently ... There is a major problem of minorities with special-self-serving interests getting into positions of influence/power. A prime example is gays in politics and the negative effects this is having on home, family, quality of living, American values, etc. In amateur radio you see the arrl and the effects it has had on the hobby. They are a business/"political entity" in a field which would be better served as amateurs-helping-amateurs. You still see the real importance of amateur radio in open minded individuals still willing to look for new things. And, again, you see it with little individual amateurs with web pages providing information sharing with all other amateurs. The problem is that the most visible influences are based in tradition/"religion"/profit and a myriad of other self serving motivations. You see it right here in the news groups, fractions break off and form little klicks and work to sabotage threads which they view as contrary to their purposes. Instead of denying conspiracies, I have began to wonder what people cannot design a conspiracy around! Hey, in a free country, those are dangers you must learn to live with and survive within ... the only danger is if you comply and are assimilated (think borg here.) Regards, JS |
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On 15 Jun, 09:16, John Smith I wrote:
art wrote: ... A Japanese admiral once said that they had awakened a sleeping giant, so what does it take to awaken a Nation from a coma? Art: I see America quite differently ... There is a major problem of minorities with special-self-serving interests getting into positions of influence/power. A prime example is gays in politics and the negative effects this is having on home, family, quality of living, American values, etc. In amateur radio you see the arrl and the effects it has had on the hobby. They are a business/"political entity" in a field which would be better served as amateurs-helping-amateurs. You still see the real importance of amateur radio in open minded individuals still willing to look for new things. And, again, you see it with little individual amateurs with web pages providing information sharing with all other amateurs. The problem is that the most visible influences are based in tradition/"religion"/profit and a myriad of other self serving motivations. You see it right here in the news groups, fractions break off and form little klicks and work to sabotage threads which they view as contrary to their purposes. Instead of denying conspiracies, I have began to wonder what people cannot design a conspiracy around! Hey, in a free country, those are dangers you must learn to live with and survive within ... the only danger is if you comply and are assimilated (think borg here.) Regards, JS Well all of us have different views but the common bond is the realisation that something is wrong. I have only lived in America for nearly fifty years and I always thought the strength of America was Capitalism where the home market decides. I never thought that a system that was working would stoop to altering the market for short term profits. General Electric one of the oldest members of the stock market decided some twenty years ago to get out of the manufacturing market and go after the paper money. They did quite well with that change with the only downsides being a Rust Belt and a turn away from the average American employee. In Bloomington IL we have STATE FARM Country Companies and two Universities There is an Indian employment agency to meet the needs of technical workers for the Insurance industry. What do we tell the American to study to justify a life bearing money debt when the technical jobs go to foreigners and the lesser education jobs go to near by border residents? In the name of diversity we changed from the traditional scources for immigration and became a Country that was open to all. Did we lose by doing this? What did we gain, a future multi lingual population where individual states succeed from the Union in order to stem the tide? |
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