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Old October 17th 10, 11:07 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore Cecil Moore is offline
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On Oct 17, 11:06*am, "Szczepan Bialek" wrote:
"Exactly how much horizontal movement can there be in the free electrons
when the electric wave is moving at 300000 km/h?


Already answered earlier in this thread. For HF frequencies, the
horizontal movement of the electrons is minuscule and they can be
considered to be oscillating in place. It is the photons that move at
the speed of light.
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com