Roy Lewallen wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
Roy Lewallen wrote
. . .
A receiving antenna, when matched, reradiates half the power it
receives.

Yes but that ISNT ANY REAL POWER in the EIRP restriction sense.

It's real power,

Yes, BUT NOT IN THE EIRP RESTRICTION SENSE.

but that power all comes from the impinging field; it's not contributing any new power.
So you're right that the EIRP restriction doesn't apply.

And that is what was being discussed when John made such a
spectacular fool of himself mindlessly rabbiting on about what
is no news to anyone with a clue about receiving antennas.

The receive antenna reduces the amount of power in the field by the amount delivered to
the antenna's termination, plus any losses along the way. The intent of the EIRP
restriction is to limit the amount of field strength added by a
transmitter.

Duh. So John was mindlessly rabbiting on about a complete
irrelevancy WHEN THE EIRP RESTRICTION WAS BEING DISCUSSED.