I am researching tribander stack methods and am looking for
suggestions of where to look for additional information on
feeding a pair of TH7DX antennas. I have read and digested the
Feb. 1994 QST article by K1VR and N6BV, as well as the WX0B article
from 1995 NCJ (the one that described the winding of 2.25:1 UNUN's
as an impedance matching device). I've also looked at the
commercially made stack matching boxes as well. I like to
understand the concept before I purchase an item like that, and I am
also curious to find out if I just want to try doing something
myself rather than buying a box. Feedback please!
Re: Contest Ethics. An interesting conversation took place between
myself and K4RO last month on this subject, that was a follow-up to
a discussion that ensued on this subject at a Tennessee Contest
Group meeting. The issue specifically was multi-op stations who
run excessive power in DX contests. The point? Yes, we know who
is doing it. No, no one wants to publicly point a finger. These
are givens. The solution? Freeze them out. No one is going to be
able to operate a competitive multi-operator station without any
operators. QUALITY operators, that is. Anyone can get five DXers
over to multi-op a contest and do lousy. Tennessee Contest Group
members will not participate in operations where this activity is
taking place. Sort of pointless to spend a huge amount of time and
money to build a competitive contest station if no one will come
and run it with you, eh?
That's a message to all of you. Yes, it is a hell of a lot of fun
to operate a multi-single or multi-multi with great antennas and
big amplifiers. If you're operating at a location where QRO++ power
is being used, you don't have to do anything except politely decline
to participate next time. It's working here in the southeast; it'll
work anywhere. Peer pressure doesn't have to be blatant.
Scott Robbins, W4PA
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