On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 3:09 PM N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com> wrote:
> Of thsoe who are on HF, more than half seem to be happy with simple wire
> antennas and have no interest in having or learning about anything else.
Speaking for myself only, for the past dozen years or so, I've used nothing
but wire antennas: verticals, EFHW, ladder-line fed doublets, and coax-fed
dipoles. I've worked a lot of stuff and been pretty happy. And that's
running no more than 5 Watts until last December.
I've had up a tower with a tribander and 2 element shorty-forty and been
pretty happy with that.
I'm at a crossroads right now, trying to balance the dollar/energy outlay
of a tower with some sort of Yagis vs. continuing with wire antennas. I
don't know a *lot* about antennas, but I do know a bit. And I've learned a
lot, while only having the wires up. I've also operated from big contest
stations over the years and experienced much nicer antenna systems that I
could ever have on my own.
I guess what I'm saying is to not confuse those who have *chosen* simple
antennas with those who don't know about antennas. Some of us make very
conscious trade-offs and, yes, can be happy with simple wires.
Today, I'm leaning toward the tower...tomorrow, I may be back on the
wires. ;-)
73 de Lee, AA4GA
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