On 13 Aug 2020, Nigel Reed said the following...
 
 NR> THe main reason for it is trying not to remember which frequencies I can
 NR> use as tech and which I can't. It also means that if I'm eventually

That's one of the two main reasons I did it. When contesting, I was finding
people just below the general limits. The second reason is that I was pretty
sure I could get my son's picture in QST magazine if I did it right.

 NR> going to put down stupid amounts of money for an antenna and radio
 NR> setup, I'll be able to get one that covers all the frequencies, not
 NR> wasting any, and not having to upgrade later.

I'm not really following this line of thinking.

 NR> I guess it's not a matter of not needing it, but not having to needing to
 NR> remember it when we have plenty of instant online resources. It'd
 NR> probably be quicker for me to look up some forumla calculator on Google
 NR> than to perform it myself.

For forumlas, definitely. But for everything else, whether on the electonics
bench or out working on antennas or operating, I don't want to keep heading
to the internet over and over. And besides, I've never found something for
radio on the internet that worked perfectly without tweaking.

 NR> I really don't think I'm ever going to need stuff like "What is a
 NR> typical range for tropospheric propagation of microwave signals?"

Guess you're not interested in mesh networking yet. :)


- Andre

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