[Hallicrafters] Antenna issues and such

[Carl]

Thankfully all those downed fliers, Aussie Coast Watchers, the European 
Underground and even spies didnt take much stock in Kraus, Jasic and 
other academics of the time.

There are also numerous stories of how some of those people used the 
ARRL Handbook to turn a receiver into a transmitter, make coils and 
chokes and whatever it took with maybe a knife as the only tool.

And guess what, they did the impossible and with no jerk telling them it 
couldnt be done.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <radiocompass at yahoo.com>; "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Antenna issues and such


> Actually, I've run across this sort of thing in Amateur Radio quite a 
> few times since getting licensed in 1980.
>
> Perhaps it would be more "palatable" to SOME if we simply say There's 
> BOOK and ENGINEERING perfect - THEN there is REAL life problems that 
> require adjustment to.
>
> It also happens on REAL live airplanes!  That's why control surfaces 
> have "trim tabs"!
>
> We adjust the "perfect" book world to fit the REAL life world.  It is 
> NOT a bias against ANY organization OR philosophy.  You can make 
> something EXACTLY by the plans, then you have to make adjustments to 
> make it work.
>
> WHY does it have to become a diatribe that SOMEONE is biased?
>
> Build an airplane.  I'll bet you that you WILL have to make 
> adjustments with mass to get it to balance properly on THE Center of 
> Gravity.  Same type of thing with an antenna.  Make it exactly by the 
> formula.  Then you go test it for VSWR.  Adjust as NEEDED.
>
> Still building and adjusting antennas and circuits.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> Mike Everette wrote:
>>> I love it!!!!!
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> "There's ARRL perfect - then there's real
>>>>
>>> life"
>>>
>>
>> Does that mean you're dissing something just because it's in the ARRL 
>> publications?
>>
>> The laws of physics and electricity exist for a reason.  They are 
>> indeed a part of the "real world."  They are not suspended for 
>> amateur radio operators.  To believe otherwise is Tool-Time Logic.
>>
>> Though there are some things that by all that is holy in physics and 
>> electronics, should not work, but apparently do.  To some degree or 
>> another.
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>
> -- 
> Bob - NØDGN
>
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