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[Hank]

I wish I knew as much about half wave dipoles as I think I do. 

Hank
K4HYJ 

> On May 11, 2022, at 10:52 PM, Edward Mccann <edwmccann at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Concur.
> 
> Slack reasonable cut.
> 
> No dumb questions, just dumb answers, from time to time.
> 
> But I’m amazed at the restraint shown by many who are avoiding the tithe of arms-appointed expert, especially when we have a passel of Big Swinging Dudes on the line.
> 
> The query might have been a bit more foucssed, or tailored to the K line. But maybe Santa Cruz has a proprietary dipole in the back room I missed.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Ed McCann
> AG6CX
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 11, 2022, at 7:37 PM, Gwen Patton <ardrhi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> *"On the other hand, cutting the guy some slack is ok too. This is a tough
> room but the only dumb question is the one you don’t ask."*
> 
> I dunno... "Is the Pink Panther a lion" is up there in essential dumbitude.
> 
> https://youtu.be/J0UVlPmhY0A
> 
> 73,
> Gwen, NG3P
> 
>> On Wed, May 11, 2022, 10:20 PM Lou Laderman via Elecraft <
>> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On the other hand, cutting the guy some slack is ok too. This is a tough
>> room but the only dumb question is the one you don’t ask.
>> 
>> 73, Lou W0FK
>> 
>> Lou Laderman
>> Sent from my mobile device
>> 
>> On May 11, 2022, at 9:09 PM, Edward Mccann <edwmccann at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Entirely possible this is a late April Fool’s query, or a freshman
>> fraternity prank designed to bring out the blowhards who will profess
>> knowledge of most things.
>> 
>> When and if the  query is expanded to source commentary from those
>> “super-well versed” in the behavior of the OCFD,  from under the rock will
>> come more than you ever bargained for.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Ed McCann
>> AG6CX
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On May 11, 2022, at 6:39 PM, Andy Durbin <a.durbin at msn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> "Anybody out there super-well versed in the behavior of the half-wave
>> dipole?"
>> 
>> There are only two possible answers:
>> 
>> Yes
>> No
>> 
>> I speculate that, given the expertise of this group, "Yes" is the right
>> answer.  However, I have no clue how the answer to your question will be
>> useful to you.
>> 
>> I suppose the resulting answers may be more informative than "why didn't
>> my package carrier meet my expectations?".
>> 
>> Andy, k3wyc
>> 
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