RadioBanter - The Formula

art wrote:

I was referring to 'EE's not " HS "graduates ! It is certainly
understandable
from those who are not familiar with the arts. You can only get so
far with a
general understanding but it has been said on this newsgroup by others
that without a full understanding of the concepts you finish up with
lots of
misconceptions, and that seems to make makes sense when I read your
postings.

Are you an EE? Seems to me you were some type of mechanical
engineer. If so, I don't see how your qualifications are a heck of
a lot greater than mine.
How would you describe your level of understanding? General? High?
Massive? Einsteins lost step child? I could guess, but I'll reserve
comment..
What misconceptions have I finished up with lately? Can you list them?
I'd be glad to go back and review any I'm not aware of.

. I suggest you keep quiet and wait until you can buy one then you
are
less likely to screw up.

Why would I want to buy a gaussian antenna? I have no real use for one
that I can think of. Besides, I don't generally waste money on
antennas.

It is not a design for a typical couch expert
to
expound upon.

I've never been able to gather enough coherant details to expound on
it,
even if I wanted to. Also, I don't sit on a couch. There is one in the
other
room, but I'm never in there. I sit in a rollaround office chair,
which hurts
my ass in general. Needs more cushioning. A couch might be more
comfortable, but would probably sit too low. I also doubt I have
enough
room in this clutterhut room to fit a couch...

Suggest you wait until you can quote from a book
if you want to impress

I rarely quote from books. And I'm not here to impress people.
Why would I try to do that when many here obviously know
quite a bit more than I do? Or you for that matter...
Would be like racing a pack of V8 corvettes with a V6 impala.
I've never claimed to be any great guru of antennas.
I just fart with this stuff to kill time, and maybe erect a bit
better
antenna than I would if I buried my head in the sand.
I don't have any real "guru" ego to try to protect. I just call em as
I
see em..
I do have a few books, but I'm almost always too lazy to get up
and find one to quote whatever it would be I would want to quote.
But my comments still stand. I hear about all these new fangled
gaussian designs, but I never hear much about you actually trying
or using any of them.
If I was trying to design a new type of antenna, I would test it in
the real world before trying to convince the masses of the internet
if it is a workable design or not. Seems to me it would save a lot of
time. From what I read of your posts, I'm not even sure if you know
if it's workable or not. To me, that strikes me as a weird way to
live.
MK