On Dec 27, 12:57*pm, John Smith wrote:
Billy Burpelson wrote:
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Say what?

He said he "ain't here to be a ham", so why would he want to transmit?

Well, consider me a "different type of ham." *In that, I always
construct my antennas to receive the best signal for the application at
hand, ALWAYS--transmitting is only a secondary consideration. *As, I
have never found an antenna which has been found to receive the most
efficiently fail to do so in xmit mode. *Given both xmitter and receiver
have the same input impedances ...

I do, frequently, see hams adjust the antenna, and its' type, for the
xmitter--and the best readings which can be obtained in that mode. *I
pay far more attention to how the antenna receives ... I can always
crank up power on this end, should I ever find it necessary--I don't
know what the guys capabilities on the other end is/are ...

Regards,
JS

JS,

Good Antenna Building Concept :
You Can't Talk To Them -unless-
You Can First Hear Them. ~ RHF