On Nov 5, 3:24*pm, (Richard Harrison) wrote:
Art wrote:

"We can bury our heads in the sand or we can re examune the facts as
accepted by science. If adherence to Maxwell`s laws provides radiators
that are more efficient and smaller than the status quo we can ignore it
as Richard states "We already have a design" or Who needs it." *

Richard says: Hooray! Richard does not discourage novelty or the
computer which is a most useful tool. Show us the novelty and the data.

Art`s rant reminds me of an offhand remark by Jerry Chinski, Chief
Engineer of KXYZ when I worked there in 1949. It was not directed at me
when Jerry said: "You can have the best equipment in the world but if
knuckleheads are operating it, the product is likely useless."

Antenna modeling is well tested and accepted. If the computer operator
is a knucklehead, its output is likely useless (GIGO). The operator
likely needs help to get useful output. But, some operators blame the
system not their own ineptitude.

Many participants in this newsgroup use EZNEC to get good results when
evaluating prospective antennas. I`m sure some blame the system when it
doesn`t produce the desired results. I`d call them Chinski-ites.

My 20th edition of "The ARRL Antenna Book" includes a CD-ROM of the
entire book. Chapter 8 is "Phased Array Techniques" , written by the
EZNEC man, Roy W. Lewallen, W7EL. It is full of practical information in
print for all to see and criticize. Last line in the book is: We would
appreciate any feedback or bug reports you might have.

If Art would subject his data to such scrutiny, he might get more cheers
and fewer jeers.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI * * * *

Ok Richard so I am inept, let us leave it at that. There are many
experts and guru's on this newsgroup
who pretty much agree with you and not one has come forward to refute
some of the things that have been stated against what I proffer
So I will assume that the program is accepted for Yagi' but not for
radiators in equilibrium.
All this is not unusual a lot of things that were found out were
delayed from the public because of people just couldn';t take change.
Those who do not understand the rules of science with respect to
radiators say it is bafflegab because they don't understand the
sciences.
So I will let it go at that and assume that I am the one out of step.
You and others have made your point and there is no such thing than a
better antenna than the Yagi and that all is known is about antennas
and nothing that is not printed in a book is acceptable to radio hams.
I get the message and that should make every one happy
Art
Art