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October 17th 04, 05:46 AM

(Fractenna) wrote in message

My discovery dates to 1988.

Oh really....Why do you say: "Self-similar antennas have been known
since Mushiake's 1948 work on self-complementary designs". Did you
change names?
I assume you darken your hair? Add some in the middle with spray
paint? You would be a definite old fart to have done that in 1948.
Oh...I get it now....You "reinvented" the self-complementary design
that was first pioneered by Mushiake and then decided to call it a
fractal, being he neglected to use that term when describing the same
thing. Crafty little weasel he is, that Chip..Did you invent the
dipole? It's a fractal. A simple version, but it's a fractal. I had a
storebought fractal UHF TV antenna 30+ years ago. I bought it at radio
shack. You'll need to sue them to maintain the status quo. The way I
see it, you really didn't "discover" anything. You just picked out an
obscure, already known, form of antenna, and "discovered" a new more
stylish name for it. MK