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Registered User · December 15th 10, 08:06 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:29:12 -0000, wrote:

Registered User wrote:
The IEEE Standard Definitions Terms for Antennas (IEEE Std 145-1993)
provides no definition for 'antenna efficiency' per se.

So what?

Prognostication expressed as a blanket statement often fails to
consider possible/probable exceptions to the rule. When such blanket
statements are shown to be flawed the prognosticator starts
back-pedaling as to what was meant and should have been written.
Finally the prognosticator decides the blanket statement wasn't all
that important to begin with.

The post concerning "a unique and unambigous definition" which "can be
found in any textbook on electromagnetics" and subsequent
back-pedaling appears to fit that model. Your "So what?" provides the
meh.

You took what may be a perfectly valid general rule, tried to convert
it to an absolute certainty, and failed. That's so what.

The term is in common use and can by found in many textbooks on
electromagnetics in general and antennas in particular, several books by
the ARRL as well as on many technical web pages.

On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:54:40 -0000, wrote:

The term "antenna efficiency" has a unique and unambigous definition and
can be found in any textbook on electromagnetics.