[FARC] Radio Myths

[kirktal7237 at msn.com]

Thanks for the input Jim.   Yours was the right email response at the right 
time, I really needed it.

73
KB3ONM
Kirk

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From: "M and J Gillespie" <gillesmj at earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:39 AM
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [FARC] Radio Myths

> Talk about myths, did you see the article on microphones and all that 
> stuff about polarization on sound waves and the shape of the microphone 
> grills  in the April,2008, issue of QST? And, did you see the response to 
> that in the May issue?  Beware of so many things you my see printed in the 
> April issues of QST. The last responses hit the nail on the head. 
> Balderdash! Many years ago a fellow named Rapp would write an article in 
> the April issue and give the most outlandish statements ("Rapp's Fables"). 
> Then the responses would come in. ("You can't connect the B+ high voltage 
> leads to the ground without blowing up the amplifier, etc."  I, 
> myself,once read an article about underground antennas and how wonderful 
> they are.  I did not believe it, but thought I would try it out.  Well, I 
> took a half wave dipole for ten meters (about 16 feet long) and buried it 
> in a garden hose about 1 inch below ground level.  Well, as you might 
> expect,the band was wide open with hundreds of stations coming in.  I 
> could not work the guy two blocks down the road from me. Some folks like 
> those "myths" that appear sometimes in April issues of QST but I do not 
> think it wise because sometimes someone could be hurt or badly misled, 
> even if it was in fun. Oh yes, I was caught by one of Rapp's Fables in 
> building an underground antenna but I did it in knowing I probably was 
> suckered with that April fool article!
> Have fun.
> 73 de
> Jim, K3DQ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <kirktal7237 at msn.com>
> To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:37 PM
> Subject: [FARC] Radio Myths
>
>
> Well that pretty much busts Ham Radio myth number umpteen, that crossband 
> repeating can damage a radio if used on high power with a single antenna. 
> My first year in ham radio has been filled with these type of myths. 
> Thanks for the info guys.
>
> 73
> KB3ONM
> Kirk
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