Disagree. Not Voo Doo. RF and anything associated with it has always been FM. F….’n Magic. W5RH
Sent from my i-Thingamajig > On Feb 16, 2023, at 12:26 PM, M Reiter via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > Yes I can now say with certainty that all antenna science is actually just > VooDoo. > after reading 100s of pages on an equal number of antenna configurations I > have determined that the only common denominator is that antennas must be > made from metal. and someone will let me know that is also not so. to sum > up my research you must have a 1/4, 1/2, 5/8, 3/8, 3/4 full wavelength > section at some angle to something else that is larger or smaller than the > original it must be between touching the earth or 200ft high whichever you > like more. it should be horizontal or vertical or an angle in-between. can > be made from wire or tubing of copper or aluminum but do not rule out > magnesium. it must be an open or closed circuit it definitely should or > should not be resonate, SWR is bad, but a little is ok. dont forget to trim > your antenna until you have trimmed too much then add some back and trim some > more. A balun unun unbalunousbulbulous, is absolutely maybe required but dont > use one, they are rings of mystery metal called ferite, because they may be > ferous and may be magic, they should be wound clockwise or counter clockwise > or both and may have 2 but can have as many as six wires in a mystical > configuration that can not be shown in 2 dimensions. did i mention the magic > ladder wire or 75-400 or more ohm coax with or without loops to make > something called ohms all nice and matchy matchy. (oof course you dont need > this either because radios do this for you.) > > so there you have it, all you need to know to get out there and make a > perfect antenna. > > Marc > Zombie Ham Operator, ki5ZHO > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
