[Elecraft] Trans World Antenna

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Yeah, until we get room temperature superconductors. As you probably know,
the losses in small antennas are in the resistive losses in the conductors
(including loading coils) compounded by the very high circulating currents
that necessarily occur when they are made small in terms of wavelengths. 

Still, the convenience offered by some of these "portable" antennas in
setting them up and breaking them down quickly is worth a fair bit. And, as
many "buddipole" users have noted, it's hard to find a tree at the
seashore... 

When I moved from California to Oregon I asked the FCC for a new call sign
since I have always advocated for calls that represent the area in which we
live in the USA. In California back in the 1970's I traded in my call I had
had since 1952, W6QAS, for whatever came up in their assignments of 2X1
calls. Their computer coughed up got AC6Y - the 76th FCC assigned call
assigned and perfect for CW - and I wondered if it really wanted to give it
up when moving to Oregon. But I did and the FCC assigned me a "7" call from
their computer database AC7AC. No "vanity" call, just what came up next. I
couldn't argue with that, Hi! 

Sometimes the FCC computer assigns something as good as you might be tempted
to pay for... 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

Thank you all...
Well I guess the laws of physics are still in full force. 
There certainly are times  when I wish the rules could be bent...just a bit.
On the other hand... It's comforting to know that some things simply don't
change.

So its the same old story... If yu want a big sig... Area, altitude and
horsepower.


Phil
Santa Fe, NM

K2 & 3

Let my ticket expire early in the last cycle... I'll get a new one in the
spring. I'm looking for a Sugar Sugar Radio suffix ... 
Indiana, Fla. Vermont, Ca. And KH land.