[Antennas] inverted L

[Jack Painter]

"C Whitaker" <whitaker at pa.net>
> de WB2CPN                    2004.10.30
>
> Funny thing about antennas, if I string a wire from my
> chimney to a tree out about 150 feet or so, then hang
> a wire down at my end to feed it with, it's just a "long
> wire", or something that gets no respect.  But if I call
> it an "Inverted L" it suddenly gets status.  I really
> think my "Big Long Wire" performs about the same as
> my "Inverted L" since they're both the same wire.  Like
> those people who could talk with animals, and whisper to
> horses, there are a few old geezers who can look out and
> see a radiation pattern.
>
> 73  Clete

Hi Clete, whether that came from decades of experimentation, contesting,
modeling, expedient field work in the military, or combinations of the
above, it's still absorbed and appreciated, and will be passed down by those
who follow you.

73,
Jack
Va Beach