07-10-05  07:15, Tom Walker told Mike Ross about Re: Antenna

 How do, Tom?

 MR> MR>But there is a ground: the operator's body is one plate of a capacitor
 MR> MR>which forms the counterpoise or ground radial.
 
 MR> TW> In my Experience I have seen NO difference in
"Recieving", Which
 MR> TW> after al is the TOPPIC of thoe discussion, between a Held Radio and a
 MR> TW> NON held one sitting on a plastic Card Table.
 
 MR>Who am I to argue with your personal experience?

 TW> In a lot of things things there  differences between "Pure Theory"
 TW> and the real World.
 TW> I get a laugh about some of the Misconceptions in things.

 TW> Like some thinking that if they double the power of their radio they
 TW> will double the range.

We've found a few am skip traces, mostly from Colorado on our travels. Last
one was when Gulf War I was just tooling up, and they played an isolation
of Linda McArtney mic. What a floorer. You thought Oko was bad?


... James

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