The one time I did a real RF test, I ID'd and stated I was doing an RF
check, and found the problem in about 3 minutes. Most of these guys are just
playing with audio though, I go for the dummy load and 5 watts for that, or
what ever the radio goes down to.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: 220
> trying to track down an RFI problem might be another reason. You couldn't
> really do that into a dummy load. But good operating practice would seem
> to
> dictate that you keep the transmissions as brief as possible. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: 220
>
>
>> 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
>>>
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