>>>Information that does not wash will backfire on its originator. <<
>
>This is not true if the discussions are kept to physical and scientific
>principles and the parties involved can avoid ego competitions.
? I am talking about scientific profferings that do not wash. I am talking
about explanations of physical evidence that are not reasonable. . So Arlen,
do all "coils" act as RF chokes at VHF because inductive reactance increases
with frequency?
>A very
>intersting example can be seen in the Sring 1998 version of
>Communications Quarterly wherein Mr. Warren Breune ably demolishes
>claims by none other than Messrs Rauch, Maxwell (no, not THE Maxwell)
>and Belrose without once resorting to name-calling or referring to other
>theories they presented elsewhere, etc.
>
>There is a method for making claims which refute claims of others, and
>it is scientific. Inventing mythical creatures such as the
>Rauch-schnauzer is merely inflammatory and detracts from, rather than
>adding to, true understanding.
During the grate parasitics debate, they nipped and yipped. At one point,
there were four of them telling me that using a rheostat for controlling the
primary voltage on a filament transformer.("The Nearly Perfect Amplifier"
Jan-1994 *QST*) was bad engineering practice.
>
>I left amateur radio partially because of the ego battles that started
>appearing on the air, when amateurs were apparently beginning to explore
>exceeding the legal limit of (at the time) 1kW DC input. Now, I gather
>a lot more amateurs flaunt the now-1500 PEP output limit (roughly 2X the
>limit of the fifties).
In the 1950s, it was perfectly legal to run 1000w DC input on AM, which, with a
Class C output stage, is roughly 3000w PEP output.
>And, from this discussion, I gather the ego
>battles are not contained on the airwaves.
Why not boycott such rot?
>
>A sad commentary on the direction in which this hobby has gone, but
>nearly predictable from the events of the fifites.
>
>Arlen
>
Are you disenchanted because the allowable PEP output decreased from c. 3000w
to 1500w?
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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