[TowerTalk] URI magic antennas

[WA2BPE]

In spending 40+ years in R&D, I read a disturbing number of patents that weren't worth the paper they were printed on.  New ideas still have to follow the known laws of physics - until they
are proven incorrect.  Many scientists/engineers have been tripped up by one tiny detail or calculation - the good ones swallow hard and go on.  Personally, I will accept peer review as an
appropriate measure of performance but not a press release.

Tom - WA2BPE

k1ttt at arrl.net wrote:

> don't forget that its being patented... that seems to be an important part
> also.
>
> >> The press release says nothing, except to suggest 3 dB
> > greater
> >> signal from whatever this loaded monopole is, vs. 'normal'
> > monopoles.
> >
> > A west-coast amateur predicted a new magic antenna was due
> > to appear soon. Magical antennas all follow the same basic
> > script with different "fill in the blank" phrases.
> >
> > ________ was accidentally discovered by a fellow who works
> > part time on antennas because he needed an antenna that had
> > high performance in limited space.
> >
> > The __________  antenna does not follow conventional rules,
> > and cannot be modeled in normal MOM based programs. It was
> > verified by the person who invented it in over-the-air tests
> > in at least _________  locations, where it was successfully
> > compared to other reference antennas of unknown efficiency.
> >
> > The ________ will eventually benefit society by _________.
> >
> > What you will always find is the inventor:
> >
> > 1.) Never used a real antenna range or real test setup
> > 2.) Never had it peer reviewed or verified by independent
> > sources
> > 3.) Always discovers some new physics everyone else "missed"
> > 4.) Often uses "X worked XX with only XXX watts" as proof of
> > some absolute performance.
> >
> > These things repeat so often, I'm shocked anyone would
> > believe something that fits the same pattern over and over.
> >
> > DDRR, CFA, Fractals, CTA, E-H, Super-C, and so on. I'll omit
> > the various beams and quads, some of which are still on the
> > market (like 20dB gain super contest quagi's from the 80's
> > and 6dB gain two-element antennas from the 90's and later).
> >
> > 73 Tom
> >
> >
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