There was indeed a Loudenboomer made by a Brit back in the 60s / 70s and I think it was G3TPW Steve Webb who moved on to make the Cobwebb antenna.
David G3UNA > On 04 January 2021 at 13:14 Louandzip via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > wrote: > > > "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." ? > On Sunday, January 3, 2021, 8:13:49 PM MST, Hank via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > Is there a Loudenboomer III??? I must go buy it - I only have a > Loundenboomer II! > > > On Jan 3, 2021, at 7:07 PM, Fred Jensen <k6...@foothill.net> wrote: > > > > Maxwell assured us that, if you get RF current to flow in a conductor that > > isn't buried deeply, it will radiate. The the direction(s) of that > > radiation may not be where you wish, but it will radiate. This weakend, I > > made 127 QSO's in the ARRL RTTY Round-Up on 15, 20, 40, and 80 with 100W > > [K3] to a HOA-stealthy WOOF antenna [Wire On Organic Fence: 41 m, end-fed, > > 1.8 m AGL]. > > > > I have noticed since the days when you built your TX from parts scarfed > > from old TV sets: > > > > 1. Newer hams seem to believe that there is one "perfect" way to build an > > antenna or use your radios and anything else will fail; > > > > 2. Newer hams, and some of the older ones, like to connect every possible > > accessory and every possible computer/software product to their radios; > > > > 3. And when that doesn't work, the first question to the email list > > members is, "My Loudenboomer III won't key. Any ideas what's wrong?" > > Somehow, the art of isolating the pieces, such as, "disconnect the > > keyer/computer/software and plug in a hand key -- or short the key line -- > > does it key now?" has been lost in a sea of technology no one understands. > > > > If the best of forecasts for Cycle 25 materialize, you will be able to > > repeat the late 50's/early 60's and work the world on 10 m 24/7 with 15 W > > to the window screen. Happy New Year to all, activate safely. > > > > 73, > > > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > > Sparks NV DM09dn > > Washoe County > > > >> On 1/3/2021 2:39 PM, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote: > >> I simply like the challenge of making contacts with antennas, in the > >> opinion of the more learned, “that won’t work.” I have been told to “Read > >> the antenna book” because my experiments are “illogical.” I guess I have > >> to delete the contact I made using a chicken wire antenna? Let’s all > >> remember that Maxwell, Marconi, Hertz, Popov, Bose, Hughes and Fr. Roberto > >> Landell de Moura did not have the internet or the Antenna Book. They had > >> each other. > >> > >> Joe Shuman, NZ8P > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to h...@optilink.us > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to louand...@yahoo.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to d.cut...@ntlworld.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
