"garigue" wrote in message
...


You can either accept the responsibility to control EMI in your hobby, or
go
back to 11 meters and cable TV.


Ed
WB6WSN


Ya know Ed I have never met you so I can't say for sure if you are a
pontificating idiot or not. I have never been on CB and the cable TV is
mostly the History Channel and such. A "teaching post" , albeit boring,
would be acceptable but the above zinger is not funny nor complimentary of
the guys on this thread. My installing of the halogens were from the
point
of my back 9 of life eyesight when connecting things in back of the
equipment not to be on when I was working quasi land with 5 watts. The
condescending attitude displayed in your pontification is like many hams I
have run across in the last 40 years of this endeavor and causes our
service
to loose valuable young people. Unfortunately I am not young but on the
other hand I have been around enough to recognize those who would lord
over
others from a "technical" standpoint. Yep there Ed I have used bypass
caps,
torroids, made brute force filters etc. to make my operating a bit more
enjoyable ...now if they only had a filter for your type of letter and
attitude we all would be ahead.

73 Tom Popovic KI3R


Tom

Although I can see your point about Ed's sharp tongue, he is likely a
techincally bright guy who is as intolerant of old guys like you and me who
make more mistakes than we'd like.
I'm 74 and used to be a fairly active antenna making ham in the 1960s.
But, I dont know crap compared to the guys who currently study about
antennas and electronics. I'd bet that you and I will have more comfort if
we dont get overly excited when we get yelled at for writing things that
dont quite fit with the current level of 'technical knowledge'.
There is so much really good technical guidance available within this news
group that it doesnt make any sense for us old guys to get upset when we get
insulted. I've found it alot easir to read around most criticism. That way
I can continue to enjoy this nifty way of keeping aware of antenna
development (without having to go back to books and class rooms).
You are welcome to tell me to F888 off if this post offends. I only offer
it as a way of showing that even though I see your point, I also consider it
so unimportant that you and I get yelled at occasionally.

Jerry