"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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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.


Somebody already said this. The point of the discussion at hand is whether
Wilbur sees an increase in signal by mounting his wifi closer to the water.
Glen implied this was not so and cited the Fresnel effect and said further
that he is an expert installer with 60 systems to date. Upon checking facts
that can be checked we find, in fact, that Wilbur's signal can be increased
by mounting the antenna closer to the water - this was stated under
descriptions of the Fresnel effect (multiple references), contrary to Glen's
implications. Glen has not demonstrated professional courtesy and stepped
forward to admit that this is indeed so a condition of the Fresenel effect
and can happen and probably is what Wilbur is observing. It seems people are
more concerned with attempting to cast Wilbur in a poor light at the expense
of truth.

This contrasts sharply with Roger. If he makes a mistake or hears of
something new, he checks it out. His primary concern is the joy of learning,
he has no inflated ego to keep pumped up. Roger may have made many mistakes,
but he has done things correctly by a much greater factor. The love of what
he does comes before all things, that is why he can harbor no ill towards
others and he judges a book by its content, not its cover. He can be honest
about a mistake of his because he views mistakes as part of the learning
process, not an attack on his self esteem. A person who won't admit mistake,
attempts to sidestep it or cites irrelevant experience to somehow make
claims in science books false is a person who has never made many mistakes
and as a consequence has done very little right.

Looking at individuals in a newsgroup: the ones with a healthy perspective
can laugh with/at an idiot, ignore garbage and keep good things going; the
ones with a lesser perspective are the ones whining (over nothing), the ones
yelling "plonk", the ones yelling "ignore them" etc. For those who served in
the military think of the types in your unit that caused the most grief and
trouble for everyone else. It certainly wasn't those who were well adjusted
was it?