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Old September 23rd 04, 08:23 PM
Roy Lewallen
 
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And a 1" square solar cell is about 50,000 wavelengths on a side.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Richard Harrison wrote:

A Lot Of Crazy Folks wrote:
"Perhaps you could also take a moment to confirm that you understand the
difference between an antenna and a solar cell."

Reciprocity rules antenna action. I`m not sure electricity through a
solar cell will cause it to emit light.

Electricity does not travel through a void. Fields travel through voids.

A radio antenna is a transducer that converts between r-f fields and r-f
electricity.

A solar cell is a transducer that converts between light fields and d-c
electricity.

Radio waves and light waves are EM fields that differ in frequency.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI