Radiation Patterns vs Power level

[NQ6U]

How did you attach the rotor to the tree?

[kb2vxa]

I didn't, with the top and branches missing all that's left is a telephone pole with roots. I cut the metal mast in two with the short section between the rotor and antenna, then lashed the long bottom piece to the tree trunk. In the end both rotor and antenna were above the pole that was a tree. The interesting part was this job introduced me to TV open wire ladder line, along with everything else he had one of those thin cardboard spools of it. Since it's a long way from Lake Wall In Po Pack in the the Poke In Nose to Philadelphia and New York a TV store in Hawley sold it.

[K7SGJ]

How did you attach the rotor to the tree?

By the roots, of course.

You've heard of a rotor rooter, right?

[koØm]

The question I have, is how can these radio reprobates operators afford all this...junk equipment and the vehicles [read: trucks/SUVs] in which to mount it? I have my suspicions to a degree. It must be nice; some of us have bills to pay.

Hello Station, be careful when you start slinging that broad brush, your paint might color the wrong people; we're not talking about "Cletus" down in the trailer park. Yes the entry level fee for 11 meters is cheap. Just as, I was a licensed Amateur long before I became able to afford equipment to fully utilize the bands.

All of the QRO trucks locally are owned by retirees from Ford, GM, General Electric, Cincinnati Milacron etc or, guys with their own mechanic shops or businesses; as is the same for a lot of amateur radio operators. People have different priorities, some want boats, vacation homes and expensive radios others want Big CB trucks homes, boats and to travel. I would imagine that the things your are suspicious about apply to all big radio operators.

Remember, "When you point a finger, there are three pointing back at you!"

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[kb2vxa]

Aw cummon, while you may be right about some, what I saw on the CB message boards and You Tube make Cletus look like a Wall Street executive. Could it be those QRO truck locals have more sense than to video brag on the internet?

[koØm]

Aw cummon, while you may be right about some, what I saw on the CB message boards and You Tube make Cletus look like a Wall Street executive. Could it be those QRO truck locals have more sense than to video brag on the internet?

Wait-wait, don't get me wrong, that other station might just slap some of that paint in my direction, I was pointing out, contrary to his presumptions, that you cannot enter into the QRO Mobile "Class" on a government assistance check / "not having to pay bills" budget. It all about priorities.

Now, don't get me wrong but, if you are messin' around on those CB message boards, you have too much free time.....:chin:

And, about the QRO operators bragging, go to "Pal-Talk", there are a couple of CB chat rooms that operate in real time so, if sky wave conditions exist, they key on each other and talk about it in the chat room.

QRO mobiles (20 KW+) are on the way out, the money isn't there anymore in competitions and the builders are retiring, 10 years from now, there will not be many (if any) 3 Phase HV B+, Steel Toob-with-handles trucks riding around. They will be a few miles behind International Morse Code.

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[kb2vxa]

I didn't get you wrong, "while you may be right about some" pretty much separates sheep from goats so if that other station splatters paint he's driving his brush modulator too hard. Right, you can't enter the QRO mobile class on government assistance, some have the check but they have all the class of a dummy load.

"Now, don't get me wrong but, if you are messin' around on those CB message boards, you have too much free time."
You got ME wrong, the too much free time is time taken to follow the occasional link here and time wasting entertainment on You Tube. (;->)

I don't know about sky waves and chat rooms, the internet and PCs didn't exist back in my CB daze and the biggest QRO mobiles had 100W amps. If 3 phase big toobz with handles are on the way out I guess we'll have to look to Honey Boo Boo for entertainment, oh well.

Time to pry my tongue out of my cheek, I look like a lopsided hamster.