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Feedback - February, 2003 QST
- Chessbyradio.com [Strays, Dec 2002, p 94] is
looking for a new home server. In the meantime, please use http://www.chesswarrior.com/chessbyradio,
my main chess site.--John Dutton, WA2HSO
- The "Old Radio"
column [Dec 2002, p 85] states, incorrectly, that the HR-1680 receiver had a
digital display; it does not. It's still a nice $100 radio, though, and you can
have a hundred dollars' worth of fun with it.--John Dilks, K2TQN
- Clarification: The
article about the recent ARRL Director and Vice Director election
("Happenings," Jan 2003, p 69] did not include the fact that Bill Edgar, N3LLR, was elected without opposition
to a full three-year term as Atlantic Division Vice Director.
- In my December article ["Try Copper for 2
Meters--The Cu Loop," p 46], it should be noted that the photo in Figure 2
showing the antenna mounted in the vertical plane is actually a physical
compromise being used to work both horizontal and vertically polarized signals
without change. This polarization is still horizontal but does have a vertical
component that gives it an advantage over the full horizontal mounting for
working repeaters, etc. If you intend to work primarily vertically polarized
signals the antenna should be mounted with the split element in the vertical
plane. The maximum radiation would then be on a line through the feed point and
gap. I hope to have radiation patterns available for a future article. For
handheld direction finding, the antenna should be oriented as shown in Figure 2
with the null on a line through the shorter sides.--Dick Stroud, W9SR
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