gareth wrote:
Relying on someone's NEC program to number crunch to
produce the answer 42 is not the same as understanding
what is going on as an aid to didactification of novices.

Except that antenna analysis is much more complex than a single number.

NEC is the PERFECT learning tool for antennas as one can almose instantly
see the three dimensional pattern, the gain, the losses, the complex
impedance, etc.

I hardly think doing a huge number of complex calculations by hand is
more informative than letting a computer do the calculations.

The goal is to learn how an antenna works, not develop proficiency in
manual 3 dimensional calculus.

Of course you do have a dog in this race as NEC easily shows much of
what you say is utter, arm waving, nonsense.



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Jim Pennino