I'll give you forks some brief idea of what's going on in the EM theory.
We have been successful in predicting the behavior(reflection, refraction,
etc..) of lights in the dielectric medium and in the empty space using
Maxwell's equation and the accuracy has been remarkable. There is NO reason
at all to suspect the validity of the conventional EM theory to the degree
that Maxwell's theory needs to be seriously modified. The problem is rather
in the fact that we haven't explored its many detailed features in depth.
We haven't even solved Maxwell's equation for the general case other than
for the simple case of plane wave or static electromagnetism.
The vast possibility exists in the EM phenomena. We haven't even scratched
the surface of its full mystery. Beware of Tom Bearden's conjectures. He
can mislead more than enlighten you in this exciting yet neglected field of
science. Heaviside didn't do anything to damage the original spirit of
Maxwell's EM theory. Many of the mysterious phenomena can be explained
using the present form of EM theory. If you try to perform any experiment,
please record all the conditions and results without being biased by
untested theories. Even if it turns out to be a failure, it can be a
valuable document since it can prevent others from making exactly the same
mistakes. It can also supply unexpected stimulations for the development of
the science in this specific field. Searl's and Hamel's tantalizing and
half baked rumors, reports and stories motivated me to study what is
missing in our present understanding of EM theory. Those stories always
become someone's sour grape who has no guts to either seriously investigate
the problem or try to duplicate it. I think this forum exists for that
reason and it seems it already has served its purposes. The very
unfortunate situation is rather in the fact that not many serious
professional physicists are interested in this type of a research.
EJJ