[Antennas] How to ask a question of the list.

Thu Jul 27 01:49:46 EDT 2006

Hello DW,
Now you know why radio engineers charge from 500ドル and upwards to do a site 
evaluation.
That is another option - there is probably a radio engineering consulting 
firm in the local area that will do a site evaluation for you - a good 
engineer is well worth paying for as if they're experienced you will avoid 
the errors that most of us have made for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, etc. years 
working both as amateurs and professional in the radio field.
I have to say though that Sam didn't say very much about the many messages 
he got off the list. He lead us to believe no one answered his questions 
specifically - and I now know that others as well as myself did.
I know one problem is that antennas can be quite technical and they use a 
very specific language - if you don't understand the vocabulary, you can 
misunderstand, not pereceive the answer. I remember getting a demonstration 
of what standing waves were from an electronics engineer when I was ten 
years old. I think I understood what he was talking about somewhere around 
fifteen years later. I then understood what "flat lines" and waves with 
standing waves were. I then understood what was happening on the 
transmission line.
I also realized how excellent was his presentation to me so many years ago - 
but I didn't have the experience to appreciate and understand what he tried 
so patiently tried to communicate.
73
David N1EA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DW Holtman" <future212 at comcast.net>
To: "Sam Morgan" <ka5oai at cox.net>
Cc: "antennas - qth.net" <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] How to ask a question of the list.
Sam,
I feel exactly the same. I quit asking questions. I read most of the
traffic in the hope of learning something about antennas.
Best,
DW Holtman