tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156518320909350372.post4929391171234488239..comments2024-01-06T06:17:48.375-08:00Comments on N8ZYA's QRP Radio Blog: Stealth RadioUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156518320909350372.post-4293011103448082022010-09-30T18:04:22.468-07:002010-09-30T18:04:22.468-07:00John,
I wouldn't be capable of understanding ...John,<br /><br />I wouldn't be capable of understanding the reason behind bashing stealth radio, either. For many, it's not a choice, it is a necessity. Who wouldn't love to have a 100 foot tower with monster beams? We all can't do that for various reasons as you have so aptly pointed out.<br /><br />I am very fortunate that I am not antenna restricted; but I still choose not to be blatant about it. My Butternut vertical and wire are not brazenly visible to any of my neighbors; and that's just fine.<br /><br />Years ago, at a previous QTH, I had a GAP vertical which was pretty visible. I had one neighbor in particular, that always accused me of causing TVI. I remember one incident when he complained how I had broken up his football watching the previous Sunday. I said to him, "Really, Bob? Last Sunday I tore up your picture?" He was very adamant about it. I replied, "That's funny, last week I was overseas on business and didn't get home until Monday morning". He didn't know what to say.<br /><br />Sometimes very visible antennas cause "psychosomatic" problems, if you know what I mean. As far as I'm concerned, the lower key, the better.<br /><br />Hey - great blog posts ..... as always!<br /><br />73 de Larry W2LJLarry W2LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511736425569962662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156518320909350372.post-23491268029248199182010-09-30T17:37:02.506-07:002010-09-30T17:37:02.506-07:00I shudder to think how much I spent when I first g...I shudder to think how much I spent when I first got back into hamming. I'd been removed from the hobby for so long that so much had changed and I felt that I needed to have a little bit of this, a lot of that, and everything in between. I made a number of impulse purchases that I regretted shortly afterwards. At this point, if I want something new, I'm planning ways of paying for it through selling things I already have. But lately I've been finding the question of whether I really NEED something to be nagging at me more than anything.<br /><br />I guess if you're loaded with $, why not? Go for it, build an antenna farm. But your point is well-taken, no one really NEEDS those things to enjoy the hobby. Even successful DXing can be done with simple, even stealth antennas, if that's their niche. That's what amazes me about this hobby, there's so many different things to delve into and most of them you can get involved in without spending a fortune.<br /><br />73 EdEd N4EMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485964458384279183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156518320909350372.post-41671227845619257122010-09-30T14:28:56.507-07:002010-09-30T14:28:56.507-07:00Hear hear!Hear hear!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156518320909350372.post-11389953243883501782010-09-30T14:20:59.224-07:002010-09-30T14:20:59.224-07:00John, if I had a hundred acres, I wouldn't hav...John, if I had a hundred acres, I wouldn't have a tower. Wires, yes, verticles, yes, but towers, no. I hate the way they look. But that is my esthetic opinion only and no reflection on those who have them. 73 DickDickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984094559146508871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156518320909350372.post-70548610731872283172010-09-30T13:57:18.716-07:002010-09-30T13:57:18.716-07:00I couldn't agree more!
72/73! Mads, LA1TPAI couldn't agree more! <br /><br />72/73! Mads, LA1TPAMadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032832963059659553noreply@blogger.com