Subj : Re: Trying to study for extra
To : Nigel Reed
From : Andre Robitaille
Date : Thu Aug 13 2020 10:13 pm
On 13 Aug 2020, Nigel Reed said the following...
NR> THe main reason for it is trying not to remember which frequencies I can
NR> use as tech and which I can't. It also means that if I'm eventually
That's one of the two main reasons I did it. When contesting, I was finding
people just below the general limits. The second reason is that I was pretty
sure I could get my son's picture in QST magazine if I did it right.
NR> going to put down stupid amounts of money for an antenna and radio
NR> setup, I'll be able to get one that covers all the frequencies, not
NR> wasting any, and not having to upgrade later.
I'm not really following this line of thinking.
NR> I guess it's not a matter of not needing it, but not having to needing to
NR> remember it when we have plenty of instant online resources. It'd
NR> probably be quicker for me to look up some forumla calculator on Google
NR> than to perform it myself.
For forumlas, definitely. But for everything else, whether on the electonics
bench or out working on antennas or operating, I don't want to keep heading
to the internet over and over. And besides, I've never found something for
radio on the internet that worked perfectly without tweaking.
NR> I really don't think I'm ever going to need stuff like "What is a
NR> typical range for tropospheric propagation of microwave signals?"
Guess you're not interested in mesh networking yet. :)
