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Tuesday, 29 June 2004
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I have a new article online at TheFeature.com about a 60-year-old ham radio head who may have revolutionized antenna design:
Rob Vincent couldn't let anything interfere with love, even interference itself. In 1995, the ham radio buff moved in to his girlfriend's small Rhode Island house to live happily ever after. But there was a hitch. Her small piece of property wasn't big enough for Vincent, his significant other, and the 140-foot antenna he needed to reach his wireless buddies around the world.
Dedicated to both his future wife and his hobby, Vincent spent nearly a decade designing the antenna now standing in his backyard. The 40-foot-high pole bests conventional antennas three times taller. This week, the inventor and his employer, the University of Rhode Island, are filing a patent on the technology...
"The people saying that I'm a snake oil salesman... will have to order a great big plate of crow very soon," Vincent says.
Link
[Boing Boing]
12:29:47 AM 
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So what are they going to do with them now they've found them
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[Scientific American]
12:25:43 AM
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