On 17 Jun, 20:57, John Smith I wrote:
art wrote:
... True, we have had a string of
questionable designs that amateurs have questioned but that
is no reason to condemn all new designs especially when apparently
not all is known or disclosed. An independent testing procedure
can be very convincing if repeated and monitered by the naysayers.
When reviewing the postings on burning water we could not defend
ourselves as being antenna experts.
Art

Art:

It is all in the numbers (odds.)

If you know how to gamble, you know how to play the odds. Show me one
street smart individual and I will show you someone who knows the ropes ...

Being a naysayer has great advantages, most experiments/"new inventions"
turn out less than what may have been expected ... playing the odds of
"naysaying" you can always claim a better than avg. "batting avg."

It's all in the game ... play it right and you expose the details.

Regards,
JS

Very true unless you have to state why
Art