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Old January 18th 09, 07:03 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Richard Harrison Richard Harrison is offline
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Default The Strange True Story of a Radio Station's Transmitter inNewY...

DLoyd wrote:
"Due to the "Inverse Square Law", it was impractical and always will
be."

How much power do you need? Does radio reach the stars? Does light from
the stars reach us by "radio" type waves?

Because the power of a radio wave declines due to distance by only 6 db
each time distance doubles, the 6 db distance can be almost infinite and
the power useable dependent on the power required and and the power of
the source.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI