Art Unwin KB9MZ wrote:

That statement was given to Hately by a University professor
when he presented the CFA. I have noticed since that most experts
on antennas appear to have the same attitude. Either that or
because of so many fake claims over the years feel it is a
safe bet to denounce or ridicule anything new.

But we aren't talking about Hartely and the CFA antenna, and
the
only one who has made the statement, "every thing is known about
antennas",
on this NG is you.
There's another alternative in addition to the two 'reasons'
this
statement was made. That is, Mr. Hartely couldn't, or wouldn't
explain
his claims in a way acceptible and understandable to his
audience. The
audience's 'job' is to try to pick it apart, to find any 'holes'
in the
claim Mr. Hartely made. That's the usual and normal process for
proving,
or disproving 'new' ideas, it isn't criticism.
The same thing is true for your 'new' ideas (or anyone
else's). If you
can't or won't explain the process of how you got to your claim,
then you
haven't proved anything. You're only making assumptions and
want people
to accept them without proof.
You have three choices, quit, or prove your assumptions, or
continue
making unsupported claims.
'Doc