[Antennas] Rubber Ducks et al.

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 18:59:32 -0400

OM,

I'd be interested in knowing the basis for your statement.

I'd also like to know who elected you arbitrator of what goes....HI!

73

Tim  K3HX

On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 04:30:58 +0000 Ronald KA4INM Youvan
<[email protected]> writes:
>    Discussion of "rubber ducks" does not belong on this reflector.
> 
> > There is a local weather NOAA station about 30 miles from me.  
> Using my
> > rubber duck that came with my Icom Q7A, I cannot receive this 
> station.  With
> > using a 1/4 wave antenna located on top of the HT without moving 
> my person,
> > it is full scale on the LCD meter.  Sometimes I wonder if there is 
> more than
> > a 50 ohm resister in these rubber ducks.  It makes one think about 
> their
> > usefulness.
> -- 
>         73 (= Best Regards) de: Ron [email protected]
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