Beautifully put, Dave. I've had exactly the same experience, and I agree
on all points. And, by the way, as I get older, I'd far rather be doing
my learning in NEC and SimSmith than trudging through my woods or out on
FD or county expeditions putting up antennas that don't work well enough
to be worth the trouble!
73, Jim K9YC
On 12/17/2018 4:52 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
I've been modeling antennas using EZNEC since back when it was ELNEC,
and I've learned more about how antennas work using it than by any
other means. It is fascinating to set up some wires in the model,
plant a source somewhere, and then look at the radiation pattern and
current distributions.
Having been very active in Field Day over several decades and trying
out different antennas (often more than one) each year, I would be
willing to bet $100 that I have physically built more functioning
antennas than you have. Analyses paralyses my ass.
The point is that analysis and practice are not mutually exclusive,
and anything that helps us actually understand what we do instead of
blind trail and error is worth the time and effort it takes. Learning
by any means is not "bad" ... it is very, very good.
Dave AB7E
On 12/17/2018 2:22 PM, DC wrote:
Good one!
Many hams now-days miss the most important point of all, I have
never made a contact by computer modeling, and worrying about wire
type and size. Back in the day, you put something up and
experimented from there -- making contacts along the way. Now, folks
look at the internet and then second guess everything they read to
the point of information overload and analyses paralyses.
Too Bad,
Richard
K6VV
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