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Old December 9th 03, 01:10 AM
J. McLaughlin
 
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.... and a first class person, also my mentor.

The Englishman is up to tricks.

73 Mac N8TT

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J. Mc Laughlin - Michigan USA

"Bill Turner" wrote in message
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 23:08:29 -0600, Cecil Moore
wrote:

I have no wish to be unkind but who the hell is Kraus ?


The inventor of the helical beam antenna and the corner reflector
antenna. The McDougal Chair Professor of EE, Emeritus, Ohio State U.


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Also the pre-eminent radio astronomer of his day. If you can find a
copy, read "The Big Ear", his autobiography, sort of. In it there is

a
description of the moment as a young boy when he got on the air and
worked his first real DX. He was walking about a foot off the ground,

a
feeling many of us can relate to.

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Bill, W6WRT