Stan,
Turn the power down while experimenting and you should not "blow the
finals".
I am 77 and still learning, so age is not an excuse. It is never too
late to learn.
Besides, it exercises the brain which is known to provide a hedge to
dementia.
That is why I am still repairing Elecraft gear. Each problem presents a
unique challenge and keeps my brain active.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/1/2017 12:17 AM, Stanley Petrowski wrote:
Thanks again Don. I'm working on that. I agree that this skill set is
fast fading. One of the interesting aspects of the ham circles I am
affiliated with is that we are all well over 65 and most beyond that.
I have secured many hundreds of feet of good quality coax, spools of
wire to build traps and more wire to use for building antennas. In the
end it is all part of a huge learning curve and skill set development.
I devote what time I can to it all but confess there isn't a lot of
time left. I am very impressed with what antenna tuners can do and
sincerely hope I don't blow the finals on a stupid experiment.
73
Stan
KG7FYI
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On 04/30/2017 08:20 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
One important thing I forget to mention is that you should learn how
to construct your own effective antennas.
To my mind, that skill may be critical in an emergency. and with the
proliferation (and acceptance) of ready made manufactured antennas, I
am afraid that skill is decreasing in ham radio circles. Yes, it
does take a bit of studying and experimenting, but is not really that
difficult. If you can do simple multiplication and division, you can
calculate the length of a halfwave antenna that can be used for
effective communications - all it takes is some wire and a feedline.
73,
Don W3FPR
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