Tom Horne wrote:
Is it possible to ask questions here without triggering an arcane
debate about competing views of theory. I'm about to find out. I
asked earlier in another thread what measuring instruments I would
need to have the use of in order to compare the effective radiated
power of different antennas. As near as I can tell there was no answer.

I built a collinear J pole using copper tubing. I'd like to know if
it is more or less effective at radiating whatever works to the
stations I'd like to be able to talk to under conditions of emergency
operation then say a collinear ground plane or any other omni
directional antenna.

I would like to deploy the most effective practical antennas that
field testing can devise and not have to wait until the next
breakthrough in physics to be able to get my local governments Email
out to my county's government, the state government and the responding
relief forces.

My question, again, is what measuring instruments can be effectively
applied to the comparison to provide results that will be born out by
real world performance. I have to admit that I find the endless
theoretical debate wearying. As long as it continuous then the
newsgroup will be useless to newer licensees, like my self, who would
like to get some "patient council to the beginner" from those of you
who have been there and done that. Before I have to go there and do
that would be soon enough.
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Tom Horne, W3TDH
Larry Benko wrote:
Tom,

I tried to reply to you directly but you posted a bogus email address
the email bounced.

Larry, W0QE

Larry
I apologize for not checking the Verizon default newsgroup settings.
Try hornetd via gmail com. And thank you for taking that time to try to
answer.
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Tom Horne, W3TDH