On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:35:16 -0800 (PST), JIMMIE
wrote:

Lets make sure I follow, You are saying that radio communication
occurs because and antenna emits statically charged particle that then
imparts their charge to the receiving antenna when they strike the
antenna. Is this what you are saying.

Let's see, dust or soot are particles and can be charged. The VOA,
BBC and Deutsche Welle have big, big tranmitters capable of generating
considerable dust storms that have been tracked by satellite since
Gauss was in knee pants.

Well, maybe not.

Electrons are particles that are charged (just one charge, and only
negative), but awfully difficult to rip out of an atom without a few
KV (doesn't sound like an HT will be up to the job, so despite
evidence to the contrary - all lies - HTs do not work UNLESS their
antenna has a filament, screen grid, and a surrounding plate with an
opposite charge of several hundred volts).

Photons are particles (maybe) that are NOT charged, otherwise if when
you rub a balloon (diamagnetic material) on your hair (diamagnetic
material), it (diamagnetic material) would glow like a night light
instead of attracting, um, dust (diamagnetic material) and soot
(diamagnetic material) with its feeble force.

As antennas are not diamagnetic material - contrary to experience, all
lies - then antennas do not work UNLESS you have photographic proof of
a soot or dust layer coating one (aka skin-depth).

I hope this helps.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC