Just for the record I'm not being testy or trying to beat anything just pointing out little things since they seem to mean so much.
He starts off by stating he was off by 1 ohm and then proceeds to use an instrument that can't possibly be accurate to 1 ohm.
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Do I think that is an issue on the bench with respect to what I do? "NO" this kind of hair-splitting is pretty much a waste of time in the CB and HF rig world.
I would agree to fine tune such a beast, (or brat) would make it difficult to interface to the real world.
I look at Asymmetry a little different - symmetry would simply refer to a planet with no life on it.
Asymmetry is what re-directs energy into different directions - even forms for that matter - either as heat, light or sounds - so I tend to take a much more broader approach to asymmetrical discussions.
To be fair, I didn't want to know what CB's can or cannot be - I'm already there with the rest of ya'. Let alone the variables of antennas, the mountings - the whimsical fantasies of the installer - let alone the tastes of the owner of the radio(s). Whom without any warning, is about to have a considerable level of funds to be surgically appendectomied, thru their throat. By using their wallet as the illuminated target under the laser as they, the shop owners' circle above to await final approval of the unsuspecting customer - and begin their final approach and strafing run on a piece of electronic equipment that doesn't deserve to be treated as a "test subject for my bench - I'll prove it to ya'."
Yeah, been there ...
Ok, but for a real purpose, I was just hoping to "get past" the CB Reactance, Conjugate - Ohmic relevance and Einstein's theory on Relatives...
Einstein's Theory Of Relatives: A set of persons, related as Aunts or Uncles' that gather, Marry and produce Cousins - which you become responsible in various duties; for babysitting and raising as well as other simple forms of entertainment. Playing. Providing Financial Support is also a strong possibility.
Ok, the above has to be said to establish where I stand - in the VENN of things - I'm way outside the circle - somewhere over there - with the guy at Walmart. Offering them, the hapless, clueless, soon to be inundated by information they cannot even begin to process - radio operator with some cheap advice - "If It Works, Don't Fix It"
I just want to get into his mind (Read MSG #60 for references) and figure out the why the 1 ohm, why the reactive, when resistive is used for testing, why not just "tune" for lowest SWR for the end user and just offer to be there for them when things don't go their way.
Upgrade the Office/Shack/Store (insert repair shop location) Lavatory's rack of reading material to a subscription of Wall Street Journal and perhaps a Scientific American or two - for quick moments even Time or Newsweek - but for the ladies, use People or Readers Digest - make it a Doctors Office for those that need to hold a microphone constantly - endlessly keying up asking for radio checks. All the nurses have to do is answer "If you can hear this, it's working".
In the psychology of this threaded endeavor, I realize that there is more, FAR MORE, to life than to spend endless hours debating a finite scenario of intricacies using infinite variables. It's the reason why we do what we do - many don't like it, but to find ourselves, like a herd of deer exposed to a wasting disease - spending our days in recursive arguments, is not benefiting the hobby in any way that is productive.
I have to withdraw from this - there is no possible way I can even provide a measurable means or offer a method to settle a debate that does not want to end.
Am I angry? No, far from it - I have fun here, just the hardship, embarrassment, frustration
(insert metaphor here) exiting from a thread I thought I can interact with and learn something from even provide some insight to, but to know what this thread has become - I made an error in even getting involved. I apologize to those that I have offended - if any, and I offer support for those that cannot avoid the inevitable Rules Of Operation, Rule #1 - the customer is always right. Rule #2, If the customer is wrong - see Rule #1.
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