Another enlightened list member heard from. Too bad
his mouth is bigger than his brain.
73, Dick, W1KSZ
Jim Brown wrote:
>> This "Mosley Bashing" has finally hit my button !!
>> I have a PRO-57A and am very satisfied with it. It
>> is my understanding that subsequent models were
>> "improved". I have not seen any published data from
>> verifiable sources except those peddling their
>> "comparisons" which I don't intend to pay for.
>
> And YOU have hit mine!!!
>
> Do you have a clue about how much work it takes to obtain ACCURATE
> data on the performance of an antenna? To measure the gain, you
> must build the antenna, get it up in the air on a substantial
> tower and rotor in some test range where there is nothing to
> seriously distort the data, make sure that it is properly tuned,
> drive it with a transmitter, and MEASURE the field strength at
> some distance that is representative of its far field pattern. To
> measure the pattern, you must repeat those measurements every 5-10
> degrees. 4-5 guys could easily work a full day to do that if the
> transmitting and receiving towers were already there and nothing
> went wrong. It could easily take twice that time if Mr Murphy came
> to call.
>
> To measure another antenna, you must take the first one down, put
> the new one up, and repeat that process. And, of course, you must
> have purchased or borrowed the antenna in the first place. And
> even if it was borrowed or donated, you still must spend the time
> and money to unpack, handle, repack, and return it.
>
> Those "peddling their comparisons" have HUNDREDS of man hours and
> a significant dollar investment in those measurements, and YOU are
> either too stupid or too cheap to contribute to their work. You
> clearly don't deserve to benefit from it.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
>
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73, Dick, W1KSZ
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