Who is LB??
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On Nov 23, 2011, at 8:33, Julius Fazekas <phriendly1@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I attended a presentation LB gave to the ETDXA shortly before hi untimely
> death. I found him engaging and informative. He was well thought of in East
> Tennessee.
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>
> I have to say that when I became active again in 2003, I found his website
> invaluable as a antenna resource. Some of the language was repetitive, but
> the antennas built based on the articles were quite effective. My 40m half
> square immediately comes to mind. "Verticals without Vertigo" is still a
> favorite of mine.
>
> He did do antenna building/testing, but usually wire antennas and he enjoyed
> PVC builds. Think it was more space limitations than health issues. He was a
> great advocate of modelling. That, of course, is still contentious to some
> schools of thought.
>
> As to gruff replies, ambiguous writings, dubious analysis, and such, I know
> I've been guilty of that and experienced it from others. With some, we
> managed to get over the hump and find common ground, with others it hasn't
> happened yet.
>
>
> I, for one, am thankful that folks like LB, Rudy, Jim, Tom and others share
> and post useful information. They have helped me more than hindered...
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all and see you on the Top Band this weekend in CQ WW
> DX!
>
> 73,
> Julius
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> Julius Fazekas
> N2WN
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> http://www.tnqp.org/
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> Elecraft K2 #4455
> Elecraft K3/100 #366
> Elecraft K3/100 #
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>
> ________________________________
> From: Guy Olinger K2AV <olinger@bellsouth.net>
> To: Mike(W5UC) <w5uc@suddenlink.net>
> Cc: topband@contesting.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Counterpoise very interresting
>
> I found LB to be a little enigmatic. But so what?
>
> His forte' was modelling. He had all the professional licenses and
> did commercial modeling for some number of customers, including a lot
> of unheralded primary work for the well-regarded Force 12 antennas. He
> did not do a lot of on-field verification himself, which would explain
> why some fairly suspect material remains. I'm fairly sure he did not
> have the health for the hard outdoor work that validation requires,
> though he never complained. But all in all, I'm certainly better off
> for him than without him. RIP, and let detractors look to their own
> assumptions closets. I'm completely sure LB has far fewer detractors
> than I do. I have a series of posts with him about the Wouff Houng
> which I treasure.
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Mike(W5UC) <w5uc@suddenlink.net> wrote:
>> On 11/22/2011 9:29 AM, DAVID CUTHBERT wrote:
>>> L.B. was a professor of Philosophy and not a degreed engineer.
>>>
>>> Dave WX7G
>>> On Nov 22, 2011 8:08 AM, "ZR"<zr@jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>>>
>> I got into it with L. B. several years ago. He published something((I
>> don't remember what) that was quite ambiguous, and I dropped him an
>> e-mail asking him to be more specific. He replied by accusing me of
>> being demanding. I found another source to reference in solving my
>> problem and moved on.
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike, W5UC
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