On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 22:17:21 -0500, Kim W5TIT wrote:

IIRC the minimum wage back in '75 was around $1.50, and there are
about 2000 working hours in a straight-time year. (40 hrs/week x 50
weeks). So you folks were essentially living on one minimum-wage
income. Think about what those numbers work out to today...

2080 hrs. to be exact.

Somewhere in the early 80s the Feds changed to 2087 to account for
the leap year day. Even though it changed our paychecks only by the
cost of a donut or two, did we scream. To no avail, of course.

Man, that thing was nice. First bad wind that year
(90 mph past the house--straight line winds) blew that quad over and broke
one of the fiberglass spreaders. We could have replaced it. But, this was
a 3-element quad for 10M. Imagine how darned big and cumbersome that thing
was!?

Was it a 11-meter "cubical quad" before it became a 10-meter quad ??
Hmmm.... ????

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

"Phil Kane" wrote in message
et...
Was it a 11-meter "cubical quad" before it became a 10-meter quad ??
Hmmm.... ????

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

What are the implications if it was, Phil? Most antenna manufacturers market
their 10/11m single band models as such. This includes Maco (ex Wilson),
Mosley, Butternut, Trident (UK), Max-Gain, Delta X-Ray, and Cubex.

Quote from Cubex:

"These same construction techniques are used in our new line of rugged Quad
antennas for the 11M band - The MAGNUM-CB Series!"

Is there a difference? (Other than frequency, that is.)

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73 de Bert
WA2SI

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:04:51 GMT, Bert Craig wrote:

Was it a 11-meter "cubical quad" before it became a 10-meter quad ??
Hmmm.... ????

What are the implications if it was, Phil?

"Stand Clear of the Chain....." ggg

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

"Phil Kane" wrote in message
et...
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:04:51 GMT, Bert Craig wrote:

Was it a 11-meter "cubical quad" before it became a 10-meter quad ??
Hmmm.... ????

What are the implications if it was, Phil?

"Stand Clear of the Chain....." ggg

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

LOL! Good one, Phil.

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73 de Bert
WA2SI