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   -=> Randall Schad wrote to Sean Dennis <=-   
      
    RS> Based on some of the questions and comments I hear, there are a couple   
    RS> "Extra" class operators near me that I am thoroughly convinced never   
    RS> came close to even smelling a passing score on their exams. (Not   
    RS> knowing what the legal power limit is, or asking questions about   
    RS> re-broadcasting commercial content, ad nauseam.)   
      
   I've dealt with those also.  The Extras I know here are pretty seasoned   
   except for a few new ones we have in my club that did the "three steps   
   in one day:" route who are still getting experience.   
      
    RS> I'm like you, though: antennas! I have one lone commercially made   
    RS> antenna, and that's the 2m whip on my truck. Every other antenna in my   
    RS> arsenal is made by hand with common materials, and I absolutely love   
    RS> the process.   
      
   Glad to meet another antenne fan (or would that be "fan antenna"?).   
   Right now, my living situation does not allow wire antennas but I have a   
   40-foot long aluminum access ramp for my mobility scooter I use to mount   
   antennas.   
      
   I am saving up to buy a Comet CHA-250HD "vertically-oriented dipole" HF   
   antenna.  It uses a big coil to eliminate the need for radials.  It's   
   $479--not cheap when you're on Social Security--but well worth it to get   
   on HF easily.   
      
   https://www.cometantenna.com/product/comet_cha_250hd/   
      
   -- Sean KS4TD   
      
   ... I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.   
   --- MultiMail/Win   
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