Cecil Moore wrote:
AI4QJ wrote:
That is his "obvious" explanation. He should remove that from his
webpage as it is rather embarassing.

W8JI made a gross error in his measurement and
then tried to rationalize the impossible result.

Well h*ll, I like him better already--then he is human, huh? ;-)

Save us from keepin' on tryn' to walk on water. chuckle

Regards,
JS

John Smith wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
AI4QJ wrote:
That is his "obvious" explanation. He should remove that from his
webpage as it is rather embarassing.

W8JI made a gross error in his measurement and
then tried to rationalize the impossible result.

Well h*ll, I like him better already--then he is human, huh? ;-)
Save us from keepin' on tryn' to walk on water. chuckle

99+% of W8JI's stuff is accurate and that's great. I'm
talking about the small portion he presents as fact that
is technically impossible. The theory of current jumping
from one end of a 75m bugcatcher loading coil to the other
is a rationalization based on a conceptual error during a
measurement. W8JI obviously doesn't understand the nature
of standing-wave current on a standing-wave antenna.

The trouble is that a guru cannot afford to admit a mistake
even though he is human.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil Moore wrote:

...
The trouble is that a guru cannot afford to admit a mistake
even though he is human.

Although, perhaps, cryptic, that is exactly what I was inferring ...

I found it the same in institutions of higher learning--surest way to a
low grade was/is to recognize an instructors mistake(s) ...

A certain, and gifted, past instructor I had once said, "We are here to
teach you the laws and rules. It is your job, in the future, to
EFFECTIVELY break them ..." I liked him. :-)

Regards,
JS

John Smith wrote:
I found it the same in institutions of higher learning--surest way to a
low grade was/is to recognize an instructors mistake(s) ...

The quickest way to get ploinked on this newsgroup
is to catch a guru in a severe technical blunder. The
guru gang then bands together to punish the technically
correct upstart who dares to question their authority.

Trouble is, those reincarnations of Galileo's judges
wind up hoodwinking the naive and uninitiated. "If
________ says it, it must be a fact."
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil Moore wrote:

Cecil:

All that is to be known, is known; there is nothing worth looking to. I
am nothing if I question the status quo--1984 I love you!!!

My gawd man, do you think me stupid??? ROFLOL

Regards,
JS