In addition to being baloney (it is not really), it may shape or distort the field from the whip such that some part of it may or may not pass though the void that in some people holds the brain. It may also distort the far field such that you will have to face a particular direction to get good contact in marginal areas. I would not say anything about this until I saw a radiation pattern comparison. What I would say however is that metal bodied phones like Ericsson etc do not need any of this. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu