Jim ... read your last paragraph. That's exactly what several of us were doing here when Hisashi wrote his first post on the topic.
Dave AB7E On 3/10/2012 10:17 PM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote: > Ian, I am with you on this. jmho that starting with whatever you can put up > and for whatever reason that is all you can do at the time. If a new person > doesn't get on the air "fast" he will soon lose interest. He is interested > NOW, get him up and running and not next month or even next week if > possible, NOW. > > I have also seen people with the location and resources who were excited and > able to build an optimal station as their first station and do it all at > once. Wrong thing to do. He built it, could talk anywhere and mostly > anytime and within a year he was totally bored with it and never used it > again and not long after sold it all. > > Coming up through "all the pains" of not having it all at once and learning > what is better and why, trying to determine what will fit within the > restrictions they are saddled with and taking the next step, making that > better and then moving on is a great way to grow in knowledge and experience > in building antennas. Another way to gain experience is to assist in the > antenna parties in the area. > > In the beginning, waiting is wrong. Just DO it, operate, and ask questions, > read, participate, join a club, BE where other hams are, LISTEN, learn, > grow, modify, add, ask for help, try other antennas. > > as I said, jmho, > 73, de Jim KG0KP > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Kahn - Ham"<[email protected]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 4:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OCF antennas > > >> Dave, I wish to disagree with you on this point. Yes, this is a >> knowledge-based hobby. However, I learned enough to pass my exams and >> got a wire in the trees so I could get on the air. I've spent my time >> since then learning. You have the rest of your life to study and >> learn. We have no clue how long this sunspot cycle and good propagation >> conditions will last. >> >> Just my two cents' worth. I'll shut up now. >> >> --Ian >> >> Ian Kahn, KM4IK >> Roswell, GA >> [email protected] >> K3 #281, P3 #688 >> >> >> On 3/10/2012 2:18 AM, David Gilbert wrote: >>> Ham radio being a knowledge-based hobby, some people prefer to >>> understand what they're doing. Apparently others don't seem to care. >>> >>> Dave AB7E >>> >>> >>> >>> On 3/9/2012 9:49 PM, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote: >>>> So let me say one thing I know about antennas: >>>> >>>> PUT SOMETHING UP AND GET ON THE AIR. >>>> >>>> You can get perfect up, and you can get OK up. You an argue about what >>>> works better and what works worse. But when the bands are open, you >>>> might be able to work DX with a cantenna under your desk. (I've heard >>>> stories.) >>>> >>>> I used an untuned dipole with a LDG tuner to work my first (and only) >>>> DXCC back in the last sunspot cycle. >>>> >>>> So what I'm saying is put something up FIRST and then start the arguing, >>>> I mean, discussion. >>>> >>>> (But then again there are all sorts of aspects to the hobby and if >>>> you're >>>> here to argue you can if you want.) >>>> >>> ____ ______________________________________________________________ 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
