I'm glad there are people like you Scott. I'll take back the term 'resonant antenna' and change it to 'good antenna' to keep folks happy.
I should have included the word 'system' also. Let's end this before Eric does. Rich, n0ce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Manthe" <scott.man...@gmail.com> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 sensitivity below 40 meters > The real problem is that N0CE made his comment about "resonant" antennas > to protect the feelings of his insecure buddies, at least one of whom > reads this list, so they wouldn't be offended by the fact that his K3 > hears better on 40 meters than the "good equipment" (read: high dollar > rigs) that the rest of his "group" uses. > > To each his own. If it were up to me, I'd get a more secure group to > hang out with. I tell people I know every day how well my K3 works, even > if they own rigs that cost more than twice as much as the K3 does. Of > course, I'm not terribly popular with those guys, either... ;) > > 73, > Scott, N9AA > > > On 11/14/12 12:35 AM, David Gilbert wrote: >> Well ... you made your statement (that even a good receiver needs a >> resonant antenna, and you were talking about how you could hear stations >> breaking in that nobody else could, remember?) to the list so I replied >> to the list. How is that wrong? If I reply to you offline others on >> the list won't realize that you are wrong and the erroneous impressions >> about resonant antennas never die as they should. >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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