On Fri, 26 May 2006 12:41:45 GMT, Cecil Moore
wrote:

Buck wrote:
All this technical detail is interesting, but in the last thirty years
of hamming, I have taken note to know the following:


My radio is most happy when matched with an SWR of less than 1.8:1
If my antenna exceeds that, either adjust it or use a tuner
The higher I raise my antenna, the better.
A yagi works better than a dipole given the same height and direction.
A dipole works better to the west than a beam pointed north.
i would rather have a high gain antenna than a high power amp.


Most importantly:

If band conditions permit, I can talk across the ocean on an antenna
with a 30 db loss, but with certain band conditions, even a 30 db gain
antenna won't make the contact!

I can't tell you how many joules are in my coax, but, if you ask, I
can tell you how many jewels are in my logbook.

--
73 for now
Buck
N4PGW