[BC] Re: Cutting Vs Matching Antenna Vs no code

[Larry Bloomfield]

I learned the code just long enough to pass the exam. My first call was 
W6VXR. I hated it. I went into the USN and let it lapse. I taught 
electronics in the USN and some broadcast engineering. Many years later 
when I owned a 2-way Radio Show, one of my employees goaded me into 
taking the exam while I was at the FCC looking up frequency pairs for 
our commercial operation. I did and loved my new call - Keep All 6 Under 
The Covers (KA6UTC) and yes there are a plethora of other things that go 
with UTC.  Since then, I've become an ARRL certified instructor. I love 
teaching the theory - the building blocks. I've never taught a code 
class and have no intention of ever doing so. Code just never did it for 
me. I do love DXing. I have a 6/2 meter & 70cm HT, but HF is my thing. 
Teaching is one of the most satisfying things I have ever done -  
aspiring ham radio operator or broadcast engineers who come to the Road 
Show  presentations. I truly get off on it. (OK make fun of that, but I 
don't care.)

As for Antennas, we all know that an antenna is resonate at one 
frequency only. If you intend to change from that frequency, you MUST 
change the electrical length so the transmitter thinks it is the correct 
length - shorter or longer as the frequency you're putting to it is 
higher or lower. I have always taught my students there are two ways of 
doing that: either lengthen or shorten the physical antenna or employ an 
antenna tuning unit that fools the transmitter into think that's what 
you did. If you don't, you'll get reflected power and that's not good no 
matter which method you employ. OK argue with that!

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