On Mar 2, 10:10*pm, Bill wrote:
On Mar 3, 3:17*am, Art Unwin wrote:

the arguement and insults went on for a few months. Then a Phd from
MIT chimed in and stated I was correct and explained why. He also was
then trashed by all.

Wasn't he from BU with a degree from Cornell?

He was the one that took off running when he saw the light.
Never to return. Nada..zilch.. zip..
He never amounted to more than plastic filler in the overall
scheme of things. And the filler didn't stick too well.. :/

Art is like a dog that chases it's tail. He's trying to validate
an antenna that doesn't exist. If one could build a decently
radiating dummy load on a stick, it would already be on the
market. In this area, an Isotron would be a close example
of what he thinks he has. But note that the builders of the
Isotron do not proclaim it to have magical properties, nor
do they try to explain it's operation using mumbo gumbo
technobabble. Even they seem to realize that the feedline
is doing a large part of the radiating. :/

The same could be said for directive arrays using cockeyed
skewed angle radiators. If there was some magical property
to these designs, they would already be on the market.
There has been some uses of swept back radiators in the
past, but not quite the same thing as Art proposes.
And they do not try to proclaim they break or ignore the
rules of science.
Art gave one example of a skewed angle yagi months back.
I modeled one in about 4 minutes using conventional
yagi elements that handily beat his design in both gain
and F/B ratio. His designs are inferior.
He is good entertainment though.