Reggie,

The following is so full of glaring contradictions - well, you can
rely on me to point them out. :-)

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:34:17 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

Roy, surely you realise that all depends on soil conductivity and
permittivity which B, L & E forgot to determine before leaving the
site.

You have thoroughly refuted any intimate knowledge of their paper, it
goes unread by you, and yet you "know" this for a fact. Or perhaps
that is elevating your prose upon to an unwarranted pedestal.

30 years previously, around 1905, Sommerfeld (and others) had produced
a significant report showing the importance of ground characteristics
on radiation and propagation at LF and below. Which B, L, & E ought
to have been aware of if they had known what they were about.

However, your earlier reference to LF from Sommerfeld (and others) is
then wholly negated by you with:
You should concentrate your thoughts on HF and above, not on LF and
VLF distractions. Different characteristics prevail at HF at which
frequencies amateurs are most concerned.

Back in 1905, they called the frequencies above 1MHz VHF....

So, our trio, B,L, & E could just as easily had dismissed this work as
you have? Such legerdemain.

Sir Kelvinator asks, "Got any data, Reggie?"

This quality of fence sitting - arguing both sides against the middle
- is classic Punchinello.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC