[Antennas] Re: From transmission lines to tuners;Simulator

[Edwin J Forwood]

Thanks, You said it better than I did!
Merry Christmas and 73's de Jerry, K�EJF

On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 18:09:43 -0600 Les Severson <les99a@rconnect.com>
writes:
> Hello agn Wes,
> I happen to agree with Jerry that the best way to build antennas for 
> us 
> "amateurs" is to .. do it.
> Remember that the vast majority of hams are not rf engineers nor are 
> 
> they interested in obtaining
> the equipment and programs and  spend countless hours studying 
> various 
> theories.  
> I do agree that hams should endeavor to learn some technology of the 
> 
> hobby but most aren't
> into bantering professional level therom.   Most hams want a simple 
> answer to their questions.
> Professionals like you can be a big help if you keep in mind that we 
> are 
> not all pros. Nor want to be. Surprising enough many hams are able 
> to 
> get many dx awards and communicate and enjoy the hobby and make many 
> 
> friends without becoming rf modeling engineers...   btw, congrats on 
> all 
> your accomplishments.    73,  Les,  W�OJH  (since "52")  
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Wes (N7WS) and Linda wrote:
> 
> >At 12:20 PM 12/19/2002 -0700, E. Jerold Forwood wrote:
> >The problem with most of these "Programs" is that they are like 
> statistics
> >or Political Poles.(sic)  You can feed them with all kinds of data 
> until
> >you get the outcome you are looking for and then believe you have 
> come up
> >with a "great revelation".  Just like the "Gain" some antenna 
> manufacturers
> >claim that they can backup with all sort of charts and 
> "theocratical data".  
> >I still say: Move away from your computers,  Build some antennas,  
> Run some
> >feedline,  Hook up your tuner and your transmitter and get on the 
> air!  See
> >if the ham on the other end can hear you.  After all "Ham Radio" is
> >supposed to be about "ON AIR" Communications.  Or have you all 
> moved to "ON
> >LINE" ? and forgotten how to "CQ" -.-.  --.-?
> >73's de Jerry, K�EJF
> >
> >I joined this group after hearing it was a nice friendly bunch.  
> I'm
> >certainly not trying to be unfriendly, but I have to disagree with 
> some of
> >this.
> >
> >I have built a lot of antennas, including an EME antenna with which 
> I
> >worked all continents on 2 meters, 200+ grids and 42 states.  
> Additionally,
> >even though I am a very casual operator I have 317 countries worked 
> (all
> >with HB antennas) and I am nearing 5BDXCC confirmation.  (Need a 
> few on
> >80M).  So I hope I qualify as an "on the air" ham.
> >
> >That said, having spent 33+ years in the rf/microwave aerospace 
> business
> >where I have done, among other things, a lot of antenna 
> measurements on
> >both indoor and outdoor ranges, I am also a firm believer in 
> computations
> >and modeling *before" snipping wire.
> >
> >Our charter as hams, besides becoming a pool of experienced 
> operators,
> >includes enhancing our technical skills.  To me a computer is just 
> a tool,
> >not much different from a soldering iron and a tape measure.  Why 
> on Earth
> >should I not use one?
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Wes  N7WS
> >  
> >
> >  
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E. J. (Jerry) Forwood
K�EJF