Subj : Antennae
To : Daryl Stout
From : Andy Ball
Date : Sat Aug 19 2000 06:28 am
Hello Daryl!
DS> I doubt Ivy's BBS will be back...
Understood.
DS> Thanks...it has been difficult doing my 2 meter
> traffic nets with no teeth. Maybe I'm just self
> conscious...but I've really had no complaints in
> people not being able to understand me.
Sounds good then (so to speak ;o) Mine were some
back teeth that I was glad to be rid of, I don't think it's effected my speech
at all. I am a bit self conscious sometimes about people not being able to
understand me because of my peculiar accent though.
By the way, I know what 2m is, but what's a "traffic net" ?
DS> I saw an HF antenna advertised in the Amateur
> Electronic Supply catalog for around $90...that
> covered all HF bands, except 160, 80, and 75 meters...
> plus up through 2 meters. It had a max power of 300
> watts, and operated on a table, window, or balcony.
Although I couldn't afford one right now, that doesn't
sound an unreasonable price for a multi-band HF antenna. I might be able to
get away with something a bit more simple though, since I probably wouldn't be
transmitting more than about 5W once I got my license and I would settle for a
single band antenna. For the moment, even a receive-only
'aerial' would do. Thanks for the tip though, it's nice
to know that's out there.
