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Old November 27th 07, 01:49 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
John Smith John Smith is offline
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Jim Kelley wrote:


Cecil Moore wrote:

When an EM wave disappears in its original direction of
travel, what happens to its energy?


What happens to the energy flowing in the lamp cord when you turn out
your desk lamp? :-)

73, ac6xg


Better question might be, when a run of conductor just happens to be
resonate/impedance-matched at 60Hz, why isn't massive amounts of 60Hz
ELF being radiated?

Certainly the internal resistance of the multi-megawatt generator(s)
isn't a factor ... chuckle

Regards,
JS