Re: [Phys-l] induced electric field

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

With a peak emitted power of hundreds of watts in the VHF, that
initial demonstration is not that hard to replicate, if the antennae are 
close....

Brian W

Jack Uretsky wrote:
> Methinks it is not that simple.  The fields sare usually generated in an 
> enclosed space, and the effect of the boundaries are crucial.  Antenna 
> design is one of the higher arts.
>  	I had a taste of this one evening when another teacher and I, 
> fooling around in the lab, tried to duplicate the settup where Hertz 
> discovered radio waves.  We never succeeded, even with a copy of sthe 
> famous Britannica article describing his setup.
>  					Regards,
>  						Jack