Good attitude. You don't learn if you don't try. And if you are going into it with a "nothing to loose" attitude, then you'll be OK. These antenna manufacturers did the same thing and ended up with lots of scrap aluminum and scrap coax in the process.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] DB264-A vs -C dimensions > > That's exactly it Joe. I could use a good repeater antenna, > but I also enjoy experimentation. Sometimes it even pays > off! Failure is always a possibility, but if you don't try > you won't succeed. This thing has just been laying around, > so... > > Paul > > > On Saturday 30 October 2004 05:19 pm, Joe wrote: >> I don't think that experimentation is the wrong thing >> to do, as long as your expectations allow for possible >> failure. It's in true ham radio spirit to try to do >> what some consider the impossible or foolish. I've >> failed many times trying to "save a buck" but the >> educational part of experimentation always paid off. >> >> This separates the experimenters from the appliance >> operators. >> >> 73, Joe, K1ike >> >> PS: I have heard that you can lengthen the loops by >> simply adding a long screw to each end of the loops. >> This changes the physical length of the loop to the >> proper dimensions. > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
