Steve:
What in the heck is with me, anyway??????????
Maybe I should just start back in the first grade with math all over again!
Man, is the brain fried here or what!
Thanks for being the nice honest guy that you are, and yes, 1600 really does
= 12 noon our time. So, I'll see you in the contest tomorrow starting at 12
noon, on 40 meters.
Before that, though, I think I'm going to sleep for about 12 hours so that
somehow my brain gets back in gear.
Thanks to you and everyone for putting up with my failed math efforts of
late.
Wheeeeeeeeeew!!
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: Windom analysis and troubleshooting
> Tom,
>
> First of all, don't start at 2 P..M. Eastern time tomorrow, you'll miss
> the
> first 2 hours. Maybe I shouldn't tell you , so I can get the jump on
> you,
> but it starts at 1600 UTC,, or 12 noon Eastern. Look forward to seeing
> you.
>
>
> As far as a few feet having such an effect on swr, it depends on antenna
> and
> band, but sometimes just a few inches will make a tremendous difference.
> In this case, it's not so much the length of your antenna, as much as the
> location of the feedpoint. By only adding wire to one end, you have
> changed the location of the feedpoint on the total antenna length, and
> now
> the various harmonics aren't where they should be. It's easier to add
> and
> remove wire from the ends than it is to move the feedpoint along it's
> length, but by only adding to one side, that seems to be what you did.
>
> I can't swear that getting this thing balanced will solve all your
> problems, but it's probably going to help. You also mentioned guy
> wires,
> which could also have an effect on things.
>
> Anyway, glad it works well enough to get by. Maybe sometime you can put it
> up with ropes and pulleys or whatever to allow you to raise and lower it
> yourself at will.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
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