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[catman]

G'day all, I've checked and cleared everything as ok. As I mentioned in my Quad loop page at one point my loop was actually facing the wrong direction (since corrected) which has helped a lot but now my loop is vertically polarised whch gives it good low angle radiation and a 'nearly' omnidirectional pattern (3 db down off the loop ends).

However this is where it gets a little grubby and human factors possibly apply. I do have regular skeds with a Ham friend in vk3 (Victoria) weekly with no problems and signals are on average around S7. My friend uses only a random length dipole similiar to a G5RV in length.

I did mention 'snubbing' earlier. I suspect that this does actually happen. I have Aspergers Syndrome (I'm an 'Aspie') and my personality is 'different', and I suspect that for this reason other Hams around Australia (vk) 'pretend' that they don't hear me. I mention my Aspergers nature on my QRZ.COM profile page.

I also do newsreading for our WIA National News service and I have been advised that my spoken news items are frequently picked up by the ARRL's 'ARnewsline' news service. So in the end, you make your own judgements as to what is really going on. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

[uxwbill]

Originally Posted by catman

I did mention 'snubbing' earlier. I suspect that this does actually happen. I have Aspergers Syndrome (I'm an 'Aspie') and my personality is 'different', and I suspect that for this reason other Hams around Australia (vk) 'pretend' that they don't hear me. I mention my Aspergers nature on my QRZ.COM profile page.

I'm sorry to say that I think you could be right. It shouldn't be that way--the ham radio hobby itself represents just about every walk of life. I think it fair to even say that ham radio puts a diverse group of people on a largely equal footing--or at least it should.

I can't be much help with the technical issues. I've never been deep into broadcasting technology and theory. While some friends of mine who are into ham radio have tried to encourage me to take it up, the simple truth is that I already have far too many hobbies and not enough time or space for them. I do take an interest from the sidelines, especially with regards to overall excellence in broadcasting.

I've enjoyed reading your posts even when I disagree with your views. I can't speak to what's going on and there is undoubtedly a lot which I do not (and in some cases cannot) know, but I can't see why anyone would react badly to making your acquaintance.

[jr_tech]

Have you experienced this "one way" effect with other antennas or on other bands?

jr

[catman]

G'day mate, no, not really. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

[catman]

G'day all, although no one will freely admit to it, I am sure that Aspergers discrimination is the biggest part of this. That's sad, but that's human nature for better and worse! Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.