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Re: Hertzian and non-Hertzian waves



Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>


Paul:

This was a nice informative article.  I would encourage you to attempt
publication by submitting it to Poptronics or perhaps the American Journal
of Physics Teachers publication.

I look forward to future installs.

Dr. Resonance




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From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 7:20 AM
Subject: Hertzian and non-Hertzian waves


> Original poster: "Paul Nicholson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <paul-at-abelian.demon.co.uk>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I've managed to work up some notes which describe what I think
> Tesla was referring to with the term non-Hertzian waves in his
> plans for wireless power distribution.
>
> I describe the process of radiation as understood by science, what
> the terms near field and far field mean, and how the radiation is
> altered when the radiator is enclosed in a cavity.
>
> Somehow I did it with almost no math, which is a new one for me.
> But does any of it make sense to anyone?
>
>  http://www.abelian.demon.co.uk/tesla-notes/030802.html
>
> The conclusion I'm led to is that Tesla wasn't such nutcase after
> all, in that his ideas make some sense if you make allowances for
> his use of terminology. His scheme for power distribution was
> unworkable not on the grounds of stupidity, but simply because the
> earth's environment turned out not to provide the necessary high Q
> cavity.  He was however a little off the mark in his explanation
> of the principles of operation.
>
> If anyone actually reads and likes this kind of stuff, even though
> it may upset some peoples beliefs, I would be happy to write up
> notes on other related topics, eg the energy sucking antennas,
> Corum theories, etc.
>
> As this is a little off-topic, can replies and comments come direct
> to me?  I'll deal with the good questions in web FAQ.
> --
> Paul Nicholson
> --
>
>