Cecil Moore wrote:

Tom Ring wrote:

I don't believe a single bare wire will operate as a transmission line
in free space.


Let's say we have a 1/2WL dipole in free space driven by a
self-contained source at the center. If we float a florescent
light bulb around the ends of the dipole, are you saying the
electric fields won't fire the bulb like it does on earth?

Stop acting like an idiot Cecil.

tom
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