*** Exordium ***
My dear Artifice, knowing your attachment to the practices of time out
of mind as indulged by the hooded monks whipping religion into their
young charges; I took a special effort to prepare you a debate with it
demarked by the classic degrees that you will note in *** stars ***

*** accumulatio ***
I have no experience with dishes
This is our first clue which you then elaborate with:
Rutherford of the UK ( Manchester)showed that particles could
piece a foil of gold
Your dish is of inferior craftmanship in that it is certainly not
gold:
The reflector is made from 1/2" mesh steel with an aluminum foil liner

*** Narratio ***
One would note that there is a world of antennas made with neither
gold, nor aluminum (isn't it aluminium?) foil, but thinner metal foil
on mylar or plastic. They work fine and do not suffer failure such as
yours. It would seem they are Rutherford partical resistant and do
not conform to your theory of a weekend farce. This is no surprise as
Margaret Rutherford was an English actress who played in the
flamboyant Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest." Your
work, as disappointing as it is does qualify as being earnest.

*** Divisio ***
However, one must observe the cautionary tale that inhabits that more
important (than your) work of Wilde's:

Jack - My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist.
It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn't a dentist.
It produces a false impression.

One could insert "antenna designer" for "dentist" to the same effect.
As for your fond attachment to Margaret Rutherford, let us take a leaf
from the script where she appears in full character of Miss prism:

Lady Bracknell - Is this Miss prism a female of repellent aspect,
remotely connected with education? It contained the manuscript of
a three-volume novel of more than usually revolting
sentimentality.

Miss prism - [grows pale and quails. She looks anxiously round as if
desirous to escape.]

*** Confirmatio ***
Let's see, Oscar Wilde wrote this at the end of the 19th century,
where much of your reading has been stalled in arrested development.
There is a reference to large written works (three volumes). The
implication being offered is such rambling work can be easily summed
up as the usually revolting sentimentality. And it is all brought
together in the character played by Margaret Rutherford. It shouldn't
take a leap of intelligence to note her character name of prism, and
the work done with prisms by Newton.

*** Peroratio ***
I was surprised to hear signals from the rear!

Lady Bracknell - This noise is extremely unpleasant.
It sounds as if he was having an argument.
I dislike arguments of any kind.
They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC