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Originally posted by peekitty
Well said, Thorn. That should be made a sticky, despite what all the chip-munchers might say...
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Thanks peekitty. Truth be told, I constructed one just after R. Flickenger's article came out back just to see if it could be done as easily as claimed. It can be done, and you can get fair directionality from one and some gain, if you are careful in your technique. However, I've also built a few ham antennae in my time, so this wasn't something totally new. Just a new band.
What I think is the really interesting part, is that how this has created a whole movement. No doubt sociology types and advertisers will be studying it for years: Think about it. Take a popular snack with a national/worldwide presense, and convert its packaging into a low-end yet workable device for use an technology which is just hitting its stride with the public. Something that has got absolutely
nothing to do with the snack. Then the press runs with it. Suddenly, everyone who has ever had any contact with computer tech in the last couple of years knows what you're talking about when you say "Pringle's Can." Pringles could not have tied themselves to this kind of world of mouth advertising if they tried. They ought to do something for Flickenger, he's probably singlehandedly boosted they're sales for the last two years.