Well, be that as it may (and granted, didnt keep vehicle from
resttarting), as two way tech for railroad, had complaint , and from
MECHANICS about their TRUCK! Said when talked on radio, it would come
to screeching halt, if they used their two way radio (160 mhz)! would
key radio in front of the shop- no problem, thought they NUTS! Said,
"Lets take for a test drive" And sure as all get out, ENGINE STALLED!
what was interesting was that no problem when first installed the radio
(*&$%*() truck then was around 20 years old, and that about 15 years
ago)! Turns out that they replaced the old POINTS- Coil, Distributor
with an Electronic ignition kit! Refitted it to the original, and no
further probs (no info on what kind of caps to get rid of the rf for the
original from the manufacturer !) -- But Roy is right-- after all,
Couple fellow's (Gates and Allen) are college DROPOUTS, and they worth
more bux than lotsa Ph D. s - combined! Only one PERSONALLY would trust
(Ph D ) is a fellow named T.J.Rodgers - founder of Cypress
Semiconductors! Most of the the others are exactly what Roy describes
!! Jim NN7K

Roy Lewallen wrote:
Over the years I've seen quite a bit of this kind of thing. In my
experience, it's not the brain child of a "mad scientist" at all, but a
clever entrepreneur. He makes the idea sound plausible enough to get
technically naive investors (which can easily include the government) to
chip in, makes himself president and CEO of a company, and lives the
good life as long as he can before the investors finally realize there
won't be buckets of money at the end of the road and pull the plug.
Although not required, quite a few of the ones I've known have a Ph.D.,
which impresses the investors. Some leave a trail of crashed companies
behind them but manage to do it over and over, conning a new set of
marks each time.

It doesn't take a very careful look at some of the "miracle" antenna
proponents to identify a number of these operations at work right now.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL