"John Smith" wrote in message
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Walter Maxwell wrote:

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It's a trivial point, I agree, but there is one error in the url JS provided
above that needs correcting. The VK author tells us that the Windom antenna
was
invented by Loren G. Windom. Tain't so. It was invented (developed) by
William
Everitt, then the Dean of the EE Dept at Ohio State U. Everitt was doing the
grunt work and taking measurements along with another OSU professor.
However.
Loren Windom was a student of Everitt's, and was tagging along and
observing.
Then, later on he wrote up the experiment and had it published in QST
sometime
in 1929, and as well as I can remember, he failed to give Everitt any credit
for
having done the actual work. Consequently, readers of QST assumed it was
Windom's invention, while it actually was not.

Walt, W2DU



Walter:

Thank you for that clarification, it was also interesting and
enlightening--I was ignorant to that info.

Warm regards,
JS

Hi John, glad I could make that microcontribution.

Walt