Again.... until anomalies are explained, they are just that.
That's why we have phrases such as "observable phenomena".
Imagine the plight of theoretical physicists, like Einstein, who posulated
his thoughts but waited years until proof was found. Until proven, they
remained theories. Your measurements are not in question - only the reason
behind them.
Al - K8EUR
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Measures" <r@somis.org>
To: "Radioal" <al.dolgosh@hamradio.org>
Cc: <amps@contesting.com>; "Ian White, G3SEK" <g3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 10 DB increase
On Feb 5, 2005, at 7:19 PM, Radioal wrote:
I am not questioning the fact that this was measured - only the basis for
believing that what was measured had no other explanation than to
disprove physical law. I suggest that something else may be at work here
to skew the measurements. The challenge is to find the reason for it,
not believe blindly in it.
I was probably the last one to believe the measurements because I was not
on the Rx-end of things until after I sold the PB1 amplifier. However,
the accuracy of such measurements is not in doubt since I used a
NBS-traceable HP 355 attenuator set to make them. If blindly believing in
the NBS is stupid, then I plead guilty. For what it's worth, most of the
free-3db encounters occurred on 40m and 80m in the early morning as the
D-layer was building.
- cheerz
Al - K8EUR
----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Measures" <r@somis.org>
To: "Radioal" <al.dolgosh@hamradio.org>
Cc: <amps@contesting.com>; "Ian White, G3SEK" <g3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 10 DB increase
On Feb 5, 2005, at 1:51 PM, Radioal wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Measures" <r@somis.org>
To: "Radioal" <al.dolgosh@hamradio.org>
Cc: <amps@contesting.com>; "Ian White, G3SEK" <g3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 10 DB increase
The ionosphere is not a parametric amplifier being pumped by solar
energy - there are some weird theories floating around that have not
been proven.
So why did a 20db amplifier deliver 23db during certain conditions and
20db at other times?
Why assume something to be true that violates known physical laws?
I assumed not, I measured. This was what trusted friends had been
occasionally reporting for months. I was only able to confirm what they
occasionally measured after I sold the amplifier.
The scientific assumption should be that it is an anomaly, and effort
should be made to prove IT true rather than use the single fact to cast
doubt on known reality.
There were many measurements by others. I was one of the last
measurers.
Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org
Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org
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