On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:16:05 -0500, (Richard
Harrison) wrote:

Same with antennas. A battery connected to an antenna sends no signal. A
varying field is required to produce a signal in an antenna.

Hi Richard,

As much as the practical consequence is supported by this statement,
it is not literally true.

The battery (which requires no attachment, but neither does it suffer
one) does send a signal. It happens to be a static polar field. Any
charge within the vicinity (and arguably that is out to the edge of
the cosmos) will perceive its presence, OR its absence. Hence it
contains at least binary information. If we know the polarity of the
charge, then it contains at least quadratic information.

Within the dynamics and scope of life, there are many static charge
signals that hinge upon these 2 bits of information. Now, given I
used the terms dynamic and static in the same breath....

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC