Ken Silverman@AIRTOUCH
11/06/97 07:41 PM
>Has actually used a lightbulb to tune up a transmitter
That means I'm an old fart at 38 years old :-(
But light bulbs can sometimes be a good antenna...
Real Story: I had used a GE 100w light bulb when practicing loading up a
Collins radio whlie down in Virginia, and heard a few signals on 40m.
As a lark, I gave them a call, and they came back to me! I actually had a
QSO on 100w light bulb (3' of twinlead going to it). The guys didn't
believe me when I told them my antenna was a GE 100w light bulb. QSO was
with a station located in PA.
M/S: I dont know what all the complaining is about the M/S class. It's
different, and it's fun. If you look at this years WW SSB postings on the
3830 reflector, there are an awful lot of M/S entries, and many of them
have big scores with modest setups. From what I can see, the WW M/S has
been a growing category for the past few years. It seems that most people
in the world don't think it's broke. WW M/S is way more fun than the ARRL
M/S which the MOST BORING category of any contest IMHO. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Kenny K2KW
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