Phil & Debbie Salas wrote: >"If you CAN'T do radials right, DON'T do grounded verticals. As simple >as that." > >I disagree. Licensed in 1964 at 15, I operated with a 4BTV through >high school and college with just a ground rod. I didn't know any >better, but had lots of fun - even with a Knightkit T60 transmitter. >Was it efficient? Nope. But I sure enjoyed the hobby during that >time. Of course, I later learned that I could have had even MORE fun >if I'd had radials. > >Phil - AD5X
Fun, yes... but do we really want every newcomer to start out in the same ignorance as we did? They can have even more fun if they're helped to start out the right way, right now, instead of taking 50 years over it. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
