On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:03:29 -0800, Richard Clark
wrote:

Consider the current in that capacitor's plates which would run radial
from the feed to their edges. When the former dipole was radiating,
those currents were in-phase and they contributed to radiation. In
this novel degenerate design, they both have moved to the opposite
polarization and are anti-phase where their fields cancel.

I can well imagine that the bright inventor, the holder of innumerable
patents validating a new physics, could counter this problem of
anti-phase cancellation.

The two currents are adjacent because of their feed point design.
"Change the feedpoint design! (Remarkable insight solves the
problem.)"

How?

"Move the feedline every so slightly away (so slight that not even
Richard could complain)."

Richard doesn't complain ;-)

"Now, take a wire and connect it to the extreme edge of one plate and
connect it to one of the two feed wires. Then take a second wire, and
connect it to the extreme, BUT OPPOSITE, edge of the second plate."

Richard mildly points out that this solves the problem out to the
edges of each plate and restores radiation, but then the current turns
back towards the feedpoint along either plate that is a massive short
and cancels the new wire out. :-O

The cracker-jack holder of patents then would retort: "Remove the
plates and that problem is gone!"

..... and we are back to the conventional dipole which proves this 2nd
order degenerate design IS more compact.

****** tear on dotted line and return ****************

Have we gotten any practical contra-example to the simple dipole being
100% efficient? You know, a real design that describes frequency,
length, and width of wire? [I realize this may be a tough obstacle to
surmount. Dimensions are sometimes novel concepts in these threads
that challenge the most cerebral of patent holders. In fact, I can
accurate forecast without aid of modeling that any response from Art
to this posting will focus on parenthetical comments rather than
science.]

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC