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Foundations of Wireless and Electronics, 10th Edition
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Foundations of Wireless and Electronics, 10th Edition

by M. G. Scroggie, S. W. Amos
October 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
570 pages
27h 46m
English
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Content preview from Foundations of Wireless and Electronics, 10th Edition
CHAPTER 17
Radiation and Antennas
17.1 Bridging Space
In the first chapter of this book the processes of radio
communication were traced very briefly from start to finish. Before
going on to the receiver we should know something about how the
space in between is bridged.
We have just seen how electrical power can be transmitted from
one place to another at the not inconsiderable speed of nearly
300000 km per second, in the form of waves along a line consisting of
two closely spaced conductors. A southerner who was asked to
explain how it was possible to signal by telegraph from New York to
New Orleans replied by pointing out that when you trea ...
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ISBN: 9781483105574