How does one measure transmit antenna efficiency? Bob, K4TAX
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > Great Don, > You and I grew up in the same time era...... > Now, I am wiser and have more CRS,,,,, Anyway, Here is my take on antennas > in general. I have MANY that I can chose from at any time, HOWEVER, Some > antennas "hear" better even if they are not as efficient as my transmitting > antenna. The crazy thing is the good receiving antenna, when things get > tough, are not the most efficient on transmit. Does that make sense? I hope > so. > Mel, K6KBE > > From: Don Roberts via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > To: "Elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2018 12:27 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] ARRL book on receiving antennas > > Having been a ham since 1956, I also agree from my experience, that I along > with every ham I knew, used the same antenna to receive and transmit. From my > first home brew one tube, through my first Globe Chief kit, through Globe > Scout, NCX3, and Globe GTX 550, all in the 50/s and into the 60/s, and all > had the same antenna for receive and transmit. I too, went from the dpdt > knife switch, to the Dow Key relay. My QSL collection confirms this for the > stations worked during that period. > 73, Don W4CBS > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to farrerfo...@yahoo.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to rmcg...@blomand.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
