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Richard Fry wrote:
The vector sum of the EM fields at every point in free space from identical radiators fed by the same source depends in part on their relative physical orientations, and their separation in wavelengths (see Kraus' ANTENNAS, 3rd edition, chapters 5 and 6). It's too bad that we cannot see the interference patterns created by two radiators. Just know that all of the interference patterns involving visible light that we can see with our own eyes are also possible at RF frequencies. Who hasn't been listening to a repeater that almost completely faded out while stopped at a red light? Letting the vehicle move a short distance brings it back to Q5. That old familiar "picket-fencing" that some of us have experienced is the antenna alternately moving through zones of destructive and constructive interference. The same thing can be caused by an airplane flying over during local TV reception. -- 73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com |
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