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Bob, I find both your knowledge and humor refreshing. When I first got into electronics I use to think the hunk of metal the coax plugged into outside was the simple part and all the circuits inside the radio were the hard part. Thirty years later and I can honestly say I had it backwards. Truly understanding what RF does once it hits the antenna and begins to radiate has taken more effort.

It's what I've done everyday for the last decade and I still wish I knew twice what I do because I'm sure there is at least that much more to learn. The question is from who do we learn because much of the missing information is covered over by those who promote misinformation. Be it willingly or by accident. Sometimes it's just too hard to let go of old ideas that were wrong. I know because I'm stubborn too but realized that gets in the way of the learning process.

<blockquote data-quote="Shockwave" data-source="post: 253984" data-attributes="member: 10882">Bob, I find both your knowledge and humor refreshing. When I first got into electronics I use to think the hunk of metal the coax plugged into outside was the simple part and all the circuits inside the radio were the hard part. Thirty years later and I can honestly say I had it backwards. Truly understanding what RF does once it hits the antenna and begins to radiate has taken more effort.It&#039;s what I&#039;ve done everyday for the last decade and I still wish I knew twice what I do because I&#039;m sure there is at least that much more to learn. The question is from who do we learn because much of the missing information is covered over by those who promote misinformation. Be it willingly or by accident. Sometimes it&#039;s just too hard to let go of old ideas that were wrong. I know because I&#039;m stubborn too but realized that gets in the way of the learning process.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shockwave, post: 253984, member: 10882"] Bob, I find both your knowledge and humor refreshing. When I first got into electronics I use to think the hunk of metal the coax plugged into outside was the simple part and all the circuits inside the radio were the hard part. Thirty years later and I can honestly say I had it backwards. Truly understanding what RF does once it hits the antenna and begins to radiate has taken more effort. It's what I've done everyday for the last decade and I still wish I knew twice what I do because I'm sure there is at least that much more to learn. The question is from who do we learn because much of the missing information is covered over by those who promote misinformation. Be it willingly or by accident. Sometimes it's just too hard to let go of old ideas that were wrong. I know because I'm stubborn too but realized that gets in the way of the learning process. [/QUOTE]

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