Hi Dan,

My, you are a bit on the arrogant and foul-mouthed side, aren't you!

It would be tedious to try and dissect your attributions of positions
that I did not take, so I'll skip that.

I'll just point out that as an E.E. with three degrees from a top-5
engineering school, and a lifelong specialization in RF engineering,
I don't need any patronizing lectures from you. "Physician," heal
thyself... or at least try to understand the difference between
theoretical niceties and practical effects. Reading Dave's posts
might help. (He's much more patient with twits than I am, and
explains things well.)

BTW, I have nothing against coax "baluns," unless they become
physically awkward, or noticeably increase cable loss.

Ed

"Dan Richardson arrl net" k6mheatdot wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:54:01 GMT, "Old Ed"
wrote:

Don't let the nay-sayers in this NG bother you, and don't waste
your time arguing with them.

Some of them can't stand the thought that any antenna which differs
from their personal pet(s) might be good. Others can't grasp the
idea that when model predictions and actual results differ, it's the
results that count.

Spoken like a true naif.

I suggest that you would take the time to learn what causes common
mode current to be present on coax transmission line - regardless of
what kind of an antenna it is employed. (For openers I suggest you
start here http://www.w2du.com/r2ch21.pdf )

Then, after getting a grasp on that aspect continue to learn how
common mode current on the transmission line can effect the overall
performance of an antenna's radiation pattern - especially with VHF &
UHF antenna systems then you just might understand what people here
are trying to tell you.

However, I doubt that you would do that as it would appear you've made
up your mind and don't want to be confused with known facts.

Still others can't seem to understand that effects too small
to measure usually do not matter in the real world.

Others have measured this and reported it to you, but for some reason
you chosen to discount anyone who can show that it disagrees with your
"pet" theory. For me, I've place your theory along with the world is
flat, the moon is made of green cheese, and Iraq has weapons of mass
destruction .

But even for a skeptic, I would thing that the thought of coiling up a
few turns of coax costs very little, definitely won't hurt, and can
only help. Would be sufficient.

Danny, K6MHE