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The fact that superconductors have zero resistance above DC isn't a
limitation of today's technology (although technology limitations cause current high-temperature superconductors to have resistivity greater than theoretically possible), but a fundamental property of the nature of superconductors. What I'm saying is that a "truly superconducting", "hypothetical perfect" superconductor has finite resistance at any frequeny above DC. Imagining a material that has zero resistivity at frequencies above DC requires imagining something other than a superconductor. Roy Lewallen, w7EL Dave Platt wrote: . . . Let's assume that you could find a superconductor which would be truly superconducting even at RF frequencies (which today's superconductors are not, I gather). So, you could cut the loss resistance of the antenna to precisely zero, in this hypothetical case. . . . Using the hypothetical perfect superconductor (which may be impossible) you might reduce this dipole resistance to zero. Great reduction in loss, right? . . . |
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