...pirated copy of EZNEC.

That is an absolute lie!

My disk is an original - with a large, black,
bold, italicized EZNEC at the top of its
label - and the party from whom I acquired
it, gave it to me with your full knowledge
and approval. I can only assume this lie is
an egregious and deliberate attempt on
your part to defame. I will not discuss this
further in public.

I made Chuck an offer a while back, as follows: That if he has the
Raibeam tested at a certified antenna range and the results show a
free-space gain of at least 5.5 dBd (7.65 dBi) with simultaneous 25 dB
or greater f/b ratio, I'll pay the test fee. This is performance less
than he claims and less than he claims his model shows. But so far he
hasn't taken me up on the offer.


It's rather moot, now that I am no longer in
business. However, If it's your desire to
spend money to embarrass yourself, I
won't argue.

There were two reasons why I let your offer
slide. First, I was unaware of any testing
facilities in my area, and second, I was
struggling to meet customer demand and
could not justify spending the time to
develop a unit for UHF, since it was my
understanding that most testing facilities
could not accommodate frequencies lower
than 100 MHz or so.

I've since learned that the US Army testing
range at Fort Huachuca in Tucson, AZ is
open to civilian testing, and they can
accommodate frequencies as low as 50
MHz.

My wife will finish her chemotherapy and
radiation treatments in March, and since
she is quite ill, I cannot foresee my being
available until after that time.

Allowing say 30 days or so for me to
prepare an antenna, I invite you to make
the arrangements in Tucson - say April -
May, 2005 or so - and I will be more
than happy to join you there.

Is this agreeable?

Chuck, WA7RAI


Chuck,

I am sorry to hear that another individual here is allegedly making false
statements.

I, personally, wish you well, and I am very sorry to hear about your wife's
illness, and wish her a speedy recovery.

I appreciate that you are a professional, and as one professional to another, I
want to point out that you are an honorable person. I am of the opinion that we
should all show you the proper respect. I am sorry if that is not, apparently,
being shown by a very few.

Sierra Vista is a beautiful place, and the Fort has some cool antenna stuff.
They might go down below 50 MHz, BTW.

My best wishes to you; been a long time.

73,
Chip N1IR