Thnx Jerry for the poss. Troll Alert. That's all we need: A HAM wanna-be
loose on RCM.

Bob Swinney
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Jerry Martes wrote:
Styped

I see that there are posts on the Antenna Group that reguard you to
be a
TROLL. Is that true?? Is this antenna questioning on RCM a way for
you to
have fun with the helpfull guys on RCM?

Jerry



"Jerry Martes" wrote in message
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STRYPED

I just went to the antenna news group to read their 'latest' and
see that
you already posted questions there. I feel like I just stepped in
a
"pile"when I see that you ask for antenna advice in RCM *after*
discussing
it on the ANTENNA group. It becomes obvious to me that you are
interested in discussing rather than actually building an antenna.
There are world class antenna experts available to answer *any*
antenna
questions in the Antenna News group. Take their advice.

Jerry


"Jerry Martes" wrote in message
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Stryped

If you want to *discuss* the properties of antennas, there is a
wonderful news group named Rec Radio Amatuer Antennas. There are
alot
of really well informed antenna guys there.
My advice would be that you build the antenna from EMT and try
it. Isnt
thats what HAM is 'all about'??

Jerry (who made his living as an antenna design
engineer)



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I am going to make aan antenna for my 2 meter radio. WOuld
painting it
interfere with it's performance?


I honestly plan to build one. I am going to my first ham event Saturday
and hope to pick a radio up. I just ask alot of questions because I
want to be educated. Some people get tired of my questions but they are
legitimate questions.

Right now I cant decide whther to build a ground plane or j pole and
what materials. I would also like to build a scanner antenna for
airplane frequencies. But 108 139 mhz is alot of ground to cover. I am
not sure one j pole or ground plane would work in that situation.

Please understand just because I ask alot of questions does not make me
a troll. I just want to learn and build this the right way.