One of the few times I've seen most of the responding BVARC hams on this forum in nearly but not wholly, in steady but variable agreement. Yahoo!
JP K5JPP > On 02/16/2023 12:47 PM Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > Disagree. Not Voo Doo. RF and anything associated with it has always > been FM. F….’n Magic. > W5RH > > Sent from my i-Thingamajig > > > On Feb 16, 2023, at 12:26 PM, M Reiter via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > > > > Yes I can now say with certainty that all antenna science is actually just > > VooDoo. > > after reading 100s of pages on an equal number of antenna configurations I > > have determined that the only common denominator is that antennas must be > > made from metal. and someone will let me know that is also not so. to sum > > up my research you must have a 1/4, 1/2, 5/8, 3/8, 3/4 full wavelength > > section at some angle to something else that is larger or smaller than the > > original it must be between touching the earth or 200ft high whichever you > > like more. it should be horizontal or vertical or an angle in-between. > > can be made from wire or tubing of copper or aluminum but do not rule out > > magnesium. it must be an open or closed circuit it definitely should or > > should not be resonate, SWR is bad, but a little is ok. dont forget to > > trim your antenna until you have trimmed too much then add some back and > > trim some more. A balun unun unbalunousbulbulous, is absolutely maybe > > required but dont use one, they are rings of mystery metal called ferite, > > because they may be ferous and may be magic, they should be wound clockwise > > or counter clockwise or both and may have 2 but can have as many as six > > wires in a mystical configuration that can not be shown in 2 dimensions. > > did i mention the magic ladder wire or 75-400 or more ohm coax with or > > without loops to make something called ohms all nice and matchy matchy. > > (oof course you dont need this either because radios do this for you.) > > > > so there you have it, all you need to know to get out there and make a > > perfect antenna. > > > > Marc > > Zombie Ham Operator, ki5ZHO > > ________________________________________________ > > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > BVARC mailing list > > BVARC@bvarc.org > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
