[Elecraft] K3 not recieving

[Samuel Strongin]

Thank you for trying to educate hams who stick to old wives tales 
Sam kf4yox

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On Mar 10, 2011, at 3:59 PM, Tony Estep <esteptony at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
>> 
>> ...how many amateurs believe that a non-resonant antenna can be as
>> efficient as a resonant one....
>> 
>> Resonance does mean that there will be no reactive component at the source,
> which makes feeding it easier, but does not change the ability of the
> antenna to radiate.
> 
> 15 minutes spent with any antenna modeling software will show that whether
> or not an antenna is resonant won't change its radiation pattern or
> "efficiency," whatever that may mean.
> 
> Old-time hams well remember the legendary DX feats of W6AM with his huge
> farm of non-resonant rhombics, sprawling out across what is now probably the
> most expensive residential land in the country.
> 
> Tony KT0NY
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