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May 24th 06, 02:31 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

On Tue, 23 May 2006 19:21:45 -0500, (Richard
Harrison) wrote:

As Cecil said, nonlinearity produces new frequencies. Good antennas
don`t do that, superposition or not.

Hi Richard,

Appeals of authority that are pegged to Cecil are like trying to tread
water with a concrete life preserver. Your logic is blighted by a
forced conclusion that has nothing to do with the obvious observation
that antennas, as transmission lines, are quite evidently non-linear
in their characteristic Z. This has been demonstrated and is historic
from sources that even Terman's accepts.

Saying that this non-linearity must then reveal (of all things) an
amplitude distortion is specious. Demanding that "new frequencies"
must exist AND then saying they must be of such-and-such a magnitude
to so qualify is a hoot.

This is old ground and has not been answered by you or Cecil. Saying
't'ain't so is not debate.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC