[AMPS] Re: Poor science

Ian White, G3SEK G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 07:22:20 +0000


Carl Clawson wrote:
>> Pathological behavior of vacuum tubes may be a different matter, but if
>> you suggest non-linear or chaotic behavior, you also have some
>> responsibility to explain *how* that might be so. Otherwise you turn the
>> whole subject area into a happy hunting ground for bad science - which I
>> know is the exact opposite of what you intended to do!
>
>Agreed. I don't actually claim that chaos has anything to do with the
>problem. (I get carried away when I'm having fun.) And I freely admit that I
>have limited knowledge of tube dynamics, which limits my ability to make a
>constructive case in favor of weirdness.

Don't worry, Carl. In that particular area, we're already getting along
just fine!

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                           http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek

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