John,

I've never understood why someone will sit there "testing" like that into an 
antenna.  I might be able to see it if they were trying to figure out 
something about the antenna's performance, but they usually seem to be 
testing something else, like transmitter output or audio, all of which is 
better done through a dummy load.  Maybe they should just hook themselves up 
to the transmitter and become the dummy load.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 16:47
Subject: Re: 220


> true, and when they don't do it in to a dummy load, to me, they look like
> fools. lol
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: 220
>
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:42
>> Subject: Re: 220
>>
>>
>>> yeah, but it's no fun talking to yourself and you look like a fool doing
>>> it
>>> on ham radio.
>>
>> John, haven't you ever heard those guys that sit there for hours going
>> "hello test, testing 1 2 3 4."  They're just talking to themselves, 
>> aren't
>> they?
>>
>> Steve
>