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Re: Topband: "He invented the Waller flag, IIRC"

To: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>, topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: "He invented the Waller flag, IIRC"
From: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 09:22:22 -0600
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
Hi Bill!

Thank you, my mistake. José has improved and written so much about it
--both here and on the web-- that I got it in my head that he was the
inventor.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 6:59 AM Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Mike (W0BTU) does not recall correctly.  Just to give credit where it is
> due, Doug Waller NX4D invented the "Waller" flag.  Doug's was implemented
> as a vertical array only but JC's contribution was implementing it as a
> horizontal array, along with other items such as low noise preamps, low
> noise feed system, etc.
>
> 73 & Happy DXing in 2019!
>
> Bill  W4ZV
>
>
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