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Old October 8th 10, 01:10 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore Cecil Moore is offline
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On Oct 8, 2:14*am, "Szczepan Bialek" wrote:
The key factor is the oscillating, nonsymetrical flow of electrons.


"... for a copper wire of radius 1 mm carrying a steady current of 10
amps, the drift velocity (of the free electrons) is only about 0.024
cm/sec!"

The key factor is the generation, by the oscillating electrons, of RF
photons/fields/waves (traveling at the speed of light) .
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com