> Most hams have not gotten a 4 or 5 year degree in Electrical Engineering.
> Of those that have, many took few if any RF classes. So we have a ham
> populace that reads a supposedly authoritative text (after all, it IS
> published by the League) and believes it as gospel truth.
>
> I should look in my 1999 handbook to see if this error still exists. If it
> does, then the next person to re-write that section should remove it!
>
> A lie, if told often enough, becomes believed as truth.
Alas...later issues of the Handbook are riddled with errors and theories
presented as "gospel."
When I came into ham radio in the '50's, the ARRL Handbook was reffered
to a "the bible." Not so anymore! Caveat emptor.
(((73)))
Phil, K5PC
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