RE: Range check question
I do not know where Kaoma got his info but hope you all ignore it. He would benefit from dragging out a text book or two and doing a little reading. The only part that was correct is that you should not run your transmitter with the antenna collapsed for more than a minute or two else the heat build up due to the higher standing wave ration (SWR) will cause the output stage to heat up excessivly and possibly do some damage to the output stage.