On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:44:20 -0400, James Taggart
wrote:

That certainly soils Glen Ashmore's credibility. One would begin to
wonder if his success is built more on luck than knowledge. Here's
another website offering the same arguments:

http://www.zytrax.com/tech/wireless/fresnel.htm

It is really sad to see someone attempt to sully another's reputation
with misrepresentations and wind up ruining their own.

The Fresnel effects are applicable in some circumstances, but in the
real world, gaining an unobstructed path via antenna height almost
always trumps everything else.