[Hallicrafters] Dummy antenna for S40 alignment

[Charlie]

Hey Bill,   "Get Serious"......(HI)

 As to "relevance", the word itself is self explanatory.  How much trouble
is it worth to gain a few db?  To me, a separate tuner in the Rx line isn't.
You could put a switched GaAsFET  pre-amp at the antenna with the proper
matching etc., but would it be worth the trouble?   The certainly IS
relevant if you're a moon-bouncer on 432 MHz, but that's not what we're
doing here.

I can only explain "serious operation" with a couple examples.   I was
really serious when I worked WV6HAO ( California Novice call )  on 7173 at 4
AM in the morning as KN3ICH in 1959.    I am NOT serious when I'm babbling
away in an Old Buzzard transmission on 3885, or  rag-chewing with the locals
on two meter FM.      In fact, I'm hardly ever "serious" when I'm on the
radio anymore.  After all, it IS a hobby.

Sorry to be so confrontational Bill, but a good verbal joust is fun too.

73 and a very NON politically correct  Merry Christmas and/or Happy Hanukah
to all,
Charlie k3ICH




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Gerhold" <k2wh at optonline.net>
To: "'Charlie'" <pincon at erols.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, 11 December 2004 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] Dummy antenna for S40 alignment


> Charlie,
>
> Sorry you do not see the relevance in this discussion.  I believe it is
very
> relevant to the proper operation of a vintage receiver.  A relevancy that
> does not modify the receiver at all and you work with its design
> limitations.
>
> The discussion about adding a tuned antenna circuit to the input of a
> vintage receiver is all about working with said limitations.  You are not
> adding anything to "enhance" or change the receiver design, you are just
> making sure the antenna you are using is matched properly to allow one to
> work with the limitations of the receiver.  The receiver just happens to
be
> downstream and the recipient of a well matched receiving antenna.
>
> Serious DX'ing.  Never understood the meaning of that term.  I'm serious
> whenever I am on the air with my vintage equipment or my state of the art
> equipment.
>
> K2WH
>