Re: [TowerTalk] Truth, Fiction, or Fantasy?

["Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>]

> There was a time when the League wouldn't allow these antennas into 
> the pages of QST.

I don't know ... Gotham's verticals were all over QST when I was getting
interested/studying for my Novice.  I consider their "whip with manually
tapped coil" equivalent to the "42 ft vertical" ... particularly the
"no radials" and multi band operation claims.

> Today's EFHW and OCF dipoles replace yesterday's 43 ft vertical.

The EFHW and OCF dipoles have their place *IF* one understands their
operation and how to use them *PROPERLY*.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2022-04-26 3:08 PM, Paul Christensen wrote:
> > >    “The Joe Hams of this world . . . where currently 60% of them seem to be quite 
> > > happy with an EFHW antenna, 30% with an EFRW (Random Wire) antenna, and 10% understand 
> > > antenna technology.”
> > The mind boggles.
> > 73, Jim K9YC
> Today's EFHW and OCF dipoles replace yesterday's 43 ft vertical.
>
> There was a time when the League wouldn't allow these antennas into the pages 
> of QST.  Anyone recall when QST put Garant Enterprises out of business in the 
> early 1990s?
>
>   Paul, W9AC

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