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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon 73, Jon KD5SFA -----Original Message----- >From: Gary Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Feb 22, 2007 10:17 AM >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Shiny antennas (Black, Chrome and Salmon >Colors) > >Are not radio waves and light waves both electromagnetic waves? >Are not all electromagnetic waves made up of photons? > >73 >Gary K4FMX > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W8MIA >> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:29 AM >> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Shiny antennas (Black, Chrome and Salmon >> Colors) >> >> There is one SMALL problem with your Hypothesis. RF is transmitted by >> Electrons. Light is transmitted by Photons. Science has a rather good >> handle on Electrons but Photons are still not fully understood!!! >> >> Apples & Oranges!! >> >> August >> W8MIA >> ==================================================================== >> >> >> -- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > The advantage of a dark antennas is how snow and ice might melt >> > off it faster... and most of all how you can't easily see a black >> > mobile whip on your car so it tends not to get tampered with as >> > much. >> > >> > s. >> > >> > > Roger Grady <k9opo@> wrote: >> > > >> > > At 12:39 PM 2/21/2007, Steve Bosshard \(NU5D\) wrote: >> > > >> > > >Regarding a clean and shiny antenna, we had a discussion at >> coffee. The >> > > >preposition was that radio waves and light have many >> similarities, ie., >> > > >wavelength, reflection, Fresnel behavior, and so forth. Using these >> > > >similarities, a mirror reflects light, and a dark surface absorbs >> > light, >> > > >sooooooooooooooooo, wouldn't a shiny antenna reflect incoming >> > signals while >> > > >a dark colored antenna absorbs signals? This may only apply to >> > receiving >> > > >antennas - hope I can get this idea to market before the April 1 >> > edition of >> > > >QST.. .... .. .... .. de nu5d >> > > >> > > Cute idea. However... How do you know aluminum that's shiny or >> black at >> > > visible light frequencies is still shiny or black at radio >> frequencies? >> > > Maybe RF black is visible day-glo orange, or pea-soup green. Or >> > maybe it >> > > would absorb light so well as to be invisible. I think this would >> > make a >> > > good April 1 article. I haven't written one for our repeater club >> > > newsletter for a few years, maybe it's time for another. Assuming >> > you don't >> > > mind if I borrow your premise. >> > > >> > > As I think about it a vague sense of deja-vu is forming. Maybe there >> > was an >> > > April Fool's article years ago somewhere about invisible antennas? >> > > >> > > Roger Grady K9OPO >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. >> Links >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. Links > > >
