How about the "End Fed Dipole" :-)) 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Wed, 07 May 2008 10:51:42 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Ron, > > Warning: RANT ON -- > > Before we get more confused with terminology, it is not a "stacking" > memory if you can retrieve from any slot in the memory - that is random > access. > > A "stack" can only be loaded/unloaded from one end (usually referred to > as the top) and one must sequentially remove entries until the one > wanted is present. The K3 regular band switch is more akin to a > "stack", but not quite since it wraps around and one can move in either > direction. > > I don't care what other manufacturers and hams have called things, but > many have certainly strayed far away from what they are supposed to > mean. For instance, what is commonly referred to as a 'zepp' antenna is > nothing like the original, the G5RV has been quite mutilated, and L.B. > Cebik (sadly now SK) had long been an advocate for striking the word > 'counterpoise' from the ham language because it has become so misused > that we now have a term for something that has no clear definition of > what it is, so we always have to ask for details. Please, let's not > start this with memory naming - the programming field has long had > meaningful definitions for such things and they make sense - it would be > nice to keep it that way. > > RANT OFF > > 73, > Don W3FPR
_______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
