Hi Dave.
I actually printed the diagram of the link you posted -- months ago. But, after I found that my first test with the format located at
http://www.leoda.us/projects, worked so well on the 3 HI VHF stations in my area, I didn't look much further at that site.
No offense or critique intended, but the little I actually read at digitalhome was so far over my head that I didn't go much further.
However, the simple design of the William Ruckman version worked great for me. And again, I have to stress that all of the antenna retailers have had very low hopes of a working antenna system for less than $300.00.
I simply found a basic approach for testing 2 versions of this design, and found the results better than 2 commercial products. To me, that seems worthwhile sharing.
For what its worth, my first working model was made with 30 ga. buss wire, thumbtacks, and an 8 by 10 inch piece of cardboard. And according to the signal meter on my TV menu, it outperformed the ClearStream 2 on both indoor and outdoor tests, and blew the doors off the Radio Shack Amplified HDTV Indoor Antenna (Model: 15-254).
Please note that I can get reception from all of the LOS stations that are within 2 miles of my house with 12 inches of test leads clipped to the same 100 foot coax. It was the 3 - 2Edge, HI VHF stations that I really wanted. I guess that's why my 3" segment version worked so much better than my 1" version for those.
On a comical note, just this evening I found that my burr style coffee grinder, about 8 feet away from my test antenna, severely lowered signal level on the 2Edge channels when grinding coffee.
Maybe, the fractal community still has hopes. Even with old technology and designs.