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Wayne · July 13th 15, 12:38 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

"FBMBoomer" wrote in message ...

On 7/11/2015 1:04 PM, wrote:
rickman wrote:
On 7/11/2015 11:33 AM, Wayne wrote:
“The antenna, like the eye, is a transformation device converting
electromagnetic
photons into circuit currents; but, unlike the eye, the antenna can
also
convert energy
from a circuit into photons radiated into space. In simplest terms an
antenna converts
photons to currents or vice versa.” Antennas, Second Edition, 1988, by
John
D. Kraus. Page 19.

What about it? Is there some reason why RF photons should not exist?

There are a lot of people that believe that light is somehow special
and the dual nature of all electromagnetic radiation doesn't exist.

Most of them base this on the fact that it is impossible with current
technology to detect a single photon at frequencies lower than light.

Radiating RF at the same wavelength as light will produce an
electromagnetic field that is not visible to any eye.

And the flip side is that the frequency of light can be lowered to the point
that photons are not visible to any eye.

If a photon is the quantum of electromagnetic radiation, maybe it isn't that
far fetched to imagine antennas radiating photons.

But there is much to consider. How would a rf signal composed of protons
bounce off the ionosphere to produce skip.