On Fri,3/25/2016 9:31 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Jim Brown<[email protected]> wrote:
>A #22 wire taped to a telescoping fiberglass pole can easily be wedged between
the seat and the top of a typical picnic table...
True enough, but the whip, when collapsed, is a lot shorter.
No doubt, and the whip is less weight to carry. That's part of the cost
of 7+ dB. All of life is a series of compromises, and when we're lucky,
we get to choose. :) To me, they're all tools in the kit.
But I can testify that from my experience working QRP in major DX
contests, a few dB can be the difference between making a QSO or not,
mostly based on the noise level at the other end. And 7+ dB is a LOT.
73, Jim K9YC
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