---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 09/13/09: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:24 AM - Re: Antennas (Frans Veldman) 2. 11:24 AM - Re: texel fly-in (Frans Veldman) 3. 12:23 PM - Re: texel fly-in (zwakie) 4. 01:43 PM - Re: texel fly-in (Rowland Carson) 5. 05:50 PM - Re: texel fly-in (Fred Klein) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:24:13 AM PST US From: Frans Veldman Subject: Re: Europa-List: Antennas craig bastin wrote: > > For those interested I have constructed and fitted a full wave loop antenna > as per Dave Morris's > designs located here. > > http://www.davemorris.com/dave/MorrisDFLoop.html > > I hooked up my hand held scanner to the loop comm antenna today, and the > initial results > are excellent. I appear to be getting better reception on the ground in my > closed workshop > than i have had in most of the aircraft i have flown, while airborne. Basic physics dictate that if you get "gain" somewhere, there must be a loss elsewhere. If I have a lightbulb, I can certainly increase the light in certain directions (by using reflectors and/or lenses) but this always comes at the price of a loss somewhere else (behind the reflector, or outside the aim of the lenses). Now, in an aircraft, you probably favour an omnidirectional radiation pattern (like a naked light bulb). If someone claims a "gain", I would like to know where the losses are. So, my question is: "Where are the losses?" (If someone is brave enough to tell me that there ain't any losses, my next question will be where the extra energy of the gain is coming from, and whether it is possible to save the earth with this magical extra energy that seems to spring into live from nowhere. ;-) ) Frans ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:24:13 AM PST US From: Frans Veldman Subject: Re: Europa-List: texel fly-in Just returned with my wife Ilona from the Texel fly-in. We both have had a wonderfull time over there. It was nice to see so many Europa's live (instead of via pictures on the internet) and to talk with some people I have known before only by name. Thanks to all participants to make this happen! If there is enough interest, we will post some pictures of the event. Frans ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:23:30 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: texel fly-in From: "zwakie" Thanks to all attending this wonderful flyin. As Frans says, it was a real pleasure meeting all of you, and finally being able to put faces to names! And of course, those English local beers went down real nicely while having great fun ;-) I am sure that I speak on behalf of all that attended, that Tim Weert, Henk Roelofs and many others have organized a great event, and that GA has been put under the spotlight in very positive and safe way. Congrats to all of us! I had an absolute GREAT weekend! Marcel G-BWON Visit - www.EuropaOwners.org ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:43:05 PM PST US From: Rowland Carson Subject: Re: Europa-List: texel fly-in At 2009-09-13 20:23 +0200 Frans Veldman wrote: >Just returned with my wife Ilona from the Texel fly-in. > >We both have had a wonderfull time over there. It was nice to see so >many Europa's live (instead of via pictures on the internet) and to talk >with some people I have known before only by name Frans - I echo your sentiments. It was great to meet Ilona & you, and all the other folk. I've only been to a couple of smaller, more informal, events on the continent before and maybe resisted going because I want to finish my own Europa rather than cadging rides in others' planes. Tim Houlhan invited me to go with him this time in G-BZTH and I am so glad I went. I'm only sorry that my commitments here in Cheltenham today dragged us away on Saturday afternoon. >Thanks to all participants to make this happen! The organisation and work put in by so many was much appreciated. Everyone was so welcoming - Tim & I were specially impressed with the kindness shown to us by Jacqueline Roelofs. >If there is enough interest, we will post some pictures of the event I didn't take as many pictures as maybe I should have but will try to sort out a few that might be of general interest. Where to put them? It seems the Matronics photo-sharing mechanism is not well-suited to multiple uploads as it's a manual operation. The EuropaOwners Gallery seems to exist mainly for the building process; not sure about the etiquette of re-purposing it towards fly-in events. regards Rowland -- | Rowland Carson http://home.clara.net/rowil/ | ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ... ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:50:12 PM PST US From: Fred Klein Subject: Re: Europa-List: texel fly-in On Sep 13, 2009, at 1:30 PM, Rowland Carson wrote: > The EuropaOwners Gallery seems to exist mainly for the building > process; not sure about the etiquette of re-purposing it towards fly- > in events. Rowland...I think that's an excellent idea...since we already have a "Flying Europa" category, it would seem reasonable enough to add one for "Europa Gatherings" or perhaps under a more suitable title. I for one would find photos taken at what you call "DOTHs" inspiration to press on to completion. 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