Art Unwin wrote:

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Art

Yanno, I just don't get it ...

In looking back, over decades, I see that I, most likely, learned more
from antennas I have built which didn't work, than the ones I built
which worked extremely well ... sounds stupid on the surface, I
know--but, none the less, true.

There is a thread running now on the lazy h antenna--never one of my
favorites. But hey, look what the guy is learning that started that
thread! And, he seems determined, if it is a great antenna--he'll know
by the time he is done!

Many of my mistakes were in my own construction(s.) A wire crossed to
the wrong point--miscalculation of lengths/inductances/capacitances/etc.
Sometimes I had built and written off an antenna, only to look, at
some later date, at one someone else had built (and which functioned
well) to see my mistake(s.) Sometimes the antennas just didn't work as
expected, and they never were going to; and, even if I came across
someone claiming they had one "working", and I examined it closely,
while under use--I might see they only wished it to work well. Were
they "wrong?", well, yes and no ... obviously they were chatting someone up!

Remove all the fun from amateur radio and you are just left with a bunch
of angry "Brass Bangers!" Or, forever boy scouts at a contest ... :-)

Regards,
JS