On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 04:14 PM, Lester Veenstra wrote:
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)
I agree with this completely. Unfortunately my garden isn't long enough for a straight dipole and my wife (the gardener) would not tolerate the dangling feeder.
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Mike
