On Tue, 18 May 2004 08:58:22 -0500, "Dave VanHorn"
wrote:

they are fractal,

Which then leads to one of many entries to this explicit topic found
in:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...com%26rnum%3D9

Yes; I knew when I made rocks and trees into antennas I was going to get
some flack.
which served ego rather more than technical discussion.

This thread still remains as one of the most comic pieces published in
this group and worth reading the 59 entries. Where the comedy lapses
into technical content (rare), it provides specific information about
plants and RF interaction. I am glad to have run into specific
conductivities comparisons showing how the vaunted "conductivity" of
sea water is 200000 times worse than nichrome (or 10000000 times worse
than copper).

This one was not the only thread confined to this topic, but I would
wager all the rest amount to tedious repetition of the usual
population count of angels on a pin-head.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Richard Clark wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 18 May 2004 08:58:22 -0500, "Dave VanHorn"
wrote:

they are fractal,

Which then leads to one of many entries to this explicit topic found
in:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...com%26rnum%3D9

Yes; I knew when I made rocks and trees into antennas I was going to get
some flack.
which served ego rather more than technical discussion.

This thread still remains as one of the most comic pieces published in
this group and worth reading the 59 entries.


It may be the first time Cohen introduced "Jack", one of several of
the Fractal Personalities:

From: (Prozma)
Subject: YET ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH ON TREES
Date: 1997/01/20
Message-ID: # 1/1
references:
organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.antenna
x-admin:



Hello Chip;

I suggest you back off on this W8JITom fellow. He seems to make things
up
that you didn't say and refuses to try something as simple as knocking
a
nail into a tree. Perhaps he lacks the coax cable. I will turn the
filter
back on. Might do well for you to ignore all his responses as few seem
worthwhile.

People have been using trees for clandestine antennas since before
WWII.
As you point out it is not the best of antennas. For him to deny it is
at
least consistent for him.

As for your comment on libraries I heartily commend it. Everyone has
to
keep up if he is an engineer worth his salt. I remember going out of
my
way to get to Tech's library several times a year even when I lived
300
miles away.

Best to You and others here;

Jack

On 18 May 2004 19:56:34 -0700, (k4wge) wrote:
From: (Prozma)
Ah Yes, the Mutt of the Mutt 'n' Jeff comedy act.