Thank you all... Well I guess the laws of physics are still in full force. There certainly are times when I wish the rules could be bent...just a bit. On the other hand... It's comforting to know that some things simply don't change.
So its the same old story... If yu want a big sig... Area, altitude and horsepower. Phil Santa Fe, NM K2 & 3 Let my ticket expire early in the last cycle... I'll get a new one in the spring. I'm looking for a Sugar Sugar Radio suffix ... Indiana, Fla. Vermont, Ca. And KH land. Sent from my iPad On Dec 25, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[email protected]> wrote: > Phil, there is no "magic" or anything new in antenna design in nearly a > century. > > That's simply a short, loaded radiator, either a doublet (if fed near the > center) or a monopole. > > It will work nearly as well as the "Buddi Pole" that Elecraft (and others) > sell, which means it will make a lot of contacts under the right conditions. > > > Or you can create your own version by throwing up a low doublet and feeding > it through the KAT3 or KAT3 tuners. > > What you are paying for in these antennas is convenience, not performance. > > 73, > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Townsend > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2010 4:50 PM > Cc: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] Trans World Antenna > > How about the Trans World Traveler Antenna... > > Has anyone been Very happy with them? > > Has anyone been Very miserable with them? > > Are they better than a big KLM log at 200 feet... yeah...right > I can dream. > > Thanks > > > Phil > Santa Fe, NM > > K2 and 3 Oh Boy! > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
