On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:16:47 GMT, "JB" wrote:

I had a hard time separating what he actually thought from what he was
complaining about.

I have yet to read what problem he's trying to solve. There has to be
a reason for all that effort.

I find that even if go to great pains to be extremely clear and eliminate
all distractions from a document, and write for a 6th grade reading level,
only 10% will actually get it. Some will cling to a word that has special
meaning to them and go on a wild tangent and some will only get 3 or 4 words
out of it, throw away the context and quote those words.

I think a 10 year old level is more appropriate. It's roughly what TV
shows try to target.

Topic drift is a problem, but boilplate solutons are what drive the
technical newgroups and mailing lists. Whenever someone asks a
question, the vocal experts are usually first to misinterpret the
question and provide their favorite boilerplate answer. In my case,
it doesn't matter what antenna problem you're having, a computer model
will provide the answer. Lots of other approaches (careful
measurement, ignore VSWR and use a field strength meter, etc) that
vary with the person providing the analysis and boilerplate. OF
course, the answer never completely solves the original problem, so
the discussion drifts off into optimizing the computer model, instead
of fixing the antenna problem. My guess is about 3 back and forth
postings and the original topic is lost. Kinda like this posting.

Anyway, I've never used or built a G5RV, know nothing about the
antenna type, and propose building a computer model of the antenna,
supporting structure, and nearby buildings, that will solve any
problem with a G5RV, including operating it on bands for which it was
never designed.



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