Every ham should have a simple 1/2 wave resonate dipole for A/B testing to keep a degree of sanity. And yes, I agree this is not lab grade ( direction and angle of arrival dependent) but it does, after a number of paths and QSOs, tell some truth. (Like your new is in fact the proverbial wet noodle)
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[email protected]Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] where is the end fed natural resonance
On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 09:04 PM, Jim Shorney wrote:
That sounds like confirmation bias. When conditions are good you can work the
world on a wet noodle. When they are not good you need a kilowatt and an
aviation hazard stack in the back yard. That's like saying "works great!" Only
if you have not tried something that works greater. :)
73
-Jim
NU0C
Indeed. My main problem with talking to VK land is not the efficiency of my antenna but the pile-ups of European amateurs with kilowatt transmitters and steerable beams.
The fun of the hobby is choosing your momment and getting through with the equipment you have.
Last year I was working /P with a JPC-12 vertical and heard a VK at 5/9 with no-one calling him. Sadly with only 5 Watts at my disposal he got away.
Mike G8GYW
