*For those who may have missed the humor. The SWR Spray was a Joke. We just
never had the courage to tell the 6 foot 6 inch and 250 pound Charlie Baker
Operator. Sure hope he does not read about it here and think it's not Funny?
*
* Wade/KJ4WS*
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Richards <jrichards@k8jhr.com> wrote:
> Wade... you need someone to blog about how effective that SWR Spray is,
> just to give it greater credibility. You know... if you read it on the
> web, it must be true. As it is probably not mentioned on Snopes.com or any
> of the other urban legend busting sites, then it must be true, or there
> would be a piece refuting it... right?
>
> Lemme know if I can help... I used to make up and sell all sorts of false
> claims in a former life ... you know... "He is NOT Guilty, your
> Honoriness..." Er...um ... yeah, right.
>
> ----------------- K8JHR ------------------
>
>
>
> On 8/1/2013 10:39 AM, Wade Staggs wrote:
>
>> I actually sold some SWR Spray to a Charlie Baker operator once. Back in
>> the Dot Matrix Printer days. The printed label was quite convincing. This
>> was a half can as a gift. The guy came back wanting to purchase a Full
>> Can.
>> This was actually Hair Spray relabeled... hi hi ........ I am now going to
>> try the Antenna Wax thingy on a friend ..... Thanks for the cool idea...!!
>>
>> KJ4WS
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:31 AM, k6jek <k6jek@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Antenna Wax. It's a classic joke out here if not a very good one.
>>> Polished
>>> the antenna today with antenna wax. Maybe it wasn't a joke.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>> On Aug 1, 2013, at 6:39 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if you asked me or the group.
>>>> I have no clue, and I guess there are several types.
>>>>
>>>> One thing I know for sure: NOBODY coats their feedline with a wetting
>>>>
>>> agent
>>>
>>>> before it rains.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Another thing I know for sure: how much difference 6dB makes in a
>>>>
>>> contest.
>>>
>>>> It's like running barefoot or with a linear.
>>>>
>>>> Running a linear means I work 90% of all the stations I call with just 1
>>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>>> 2 calls.
>>>> Running barefoot means I get about 30% with just one call.
>>>>
>>>> So in a contest, 6dB means a lot more than 6dB measured in a lab.
>>>> I guess it is due to the competition.
>>>> On an un-crowded band, it would mean 1 S-Unit but in a contest it means
>>>> a
>>>> lot.
>>>>
>>>> My point: I have run openwire (window line) countless times in contests
>>>> where it rained and if I had been losing 6dB all the time, I would have
>>>> noticed it in my score. I did not. I only noticed that I had to retune
>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>> matchbox.
>>>>
>>>> I always use manually tuned matchboxes. If you have an auto-tuner, then
>>>>
>>> it
>>>
>>>> really doesn't matter much.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>> Rick, DJ0IP
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> On Behalf Of Carter
>>>>
>>>> Is the "wetting agent" conductive -- or at least more conductive than
>>>>
>>> rain
>>>
>>>> water?
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