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Hertzian Radiation, (better
known as radio-waves) : what it is and how it happens
by Francesco Errante
Simplification is the main rule in
the observation and understanding of physical phenomena. Simplification,
though, must not be confused with a simplistic approach and it may require the
development of tailor-made tools and technology which can them-selves be far
from being simple.
The ½ of a wavelength open dipole antenna, since its birth, has always
been considered to be the most simple available antenna and therefore it has
always been the specimen on which to conduct studies. Those studies, however,
were ill at birth as the open dipole is not an aerial as simple as it
looks. In addition, having considered the open dipole an "elementary
antenna" has shifted the focus of those studies away from its essence and
into its properties and its effects. Consequentially, the theories about its
intimate functioning are flawed and are responsible for a number of further
well radicated misconceptions. Moreover, this has prevented from establishing
how the hertzian radiation takes place.
By means of a particular radio-electric circuitry for
the suppression of anyone of the two branches of a ½ of wavelength open
dipole, I have demonstrated, once and for all, that the open
dipole is not an elementary antenna (by definition an elementary
antenna is an aerial where the condition of resonance and radiation cannot take
place without the presence of all its parts) but it is, instead, an
"elementary array" of 2 elements, of a physical length equal to ¼ of a
wavelength each, which are electrically arranged in a counterphase, while being
fed in the middle of them.
Once it has been established that the focus should be placed on the behavior of
a single element of physical length equal to ¼ of wavelength, further research
has allowed me to come up with a truly "elementary radiator" to further distinguish
between the source of the radio-electric signal and the actual radiator.
The elementary radiator, infact, comprises a radio-electric circuitry
and a ¼ of wavelength radiator which can be easily detached and substituted by
a 150 Ohm dummy load, in order to conduct RF measurement on the circuitry
alone, while radio-scopic observations of the actual radiator emissions can be
carried out by means of a particular detector.
I have carried out several non-intrusive radio-scopic measurements on the
radiator over the full spectrum of the shortwaves, anywhere between 1 and 30
MHz with an RF power ranging from 100 mW to several kilowatts and I can
now affirm that the mechanism by which radiation takes place is completely
different from what the current belief is.
The observation I have made, clearly show that by injecting a radio-electric
signal into a properly resonant radiator, the latter will always radiate energy
as radio waves, starting from the point which is always opposite to the point
of feeding. The detector, also, shows that the bulk of the energy is always
radiated by the region towards the end of the radiator.
This leads to reasonably affirm that hertzian radiation takes place
whenever charges belonging to a first wavefront having run along the radiator
up to its end, return backwards and hit a new forthcoming wavefront giving
origin to a scattering of particles. As it is impossible for the new particles
to travel faster then light the particles will acquire more mass
instead. (if particles could travel faster then light, their emission
would, inevitably, end-up generating shorter wavelength radio signals)
This mechanism is a form of controlled or limited standing wave
regime, if it happens within the length of the radiator then we have
resonance, if it exceeds the length of the radiator we have a
random standing wave regime with less or no radiation.
The physical mechanism, responsible for the generation of the hertzian
radiation is, therefore, different from what was previously thought and
accepted as true. In the light of this findings, it can be affirmed
that there is no such a thing as an electromagnetic traveling wave nor there
can be an electromagnetic fields in the far space. There are, instead, photonic
variable emissions (radio waves) that can induce electric effects onto the
matter, which in turn can - but not necessarily - produce magnetic effects with
the same frequency.
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