.... the next breakthrough I expect from progressive antenna
manufacturers is a "teleportation antenna", where the signal is received
on the other side of the universe at the same instant it is transmitter
here... sure hope someone is listening out there--and has the antennas'
counterpart...

John

"John Smith" wrote in message
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Dave said:
"... all the errors in your logic when you start with impossible
conditions."

I certainly hope you don't mean "going the speed of light" as an
"error" of mine, we have already move "stuff" faster than that...

This article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2049048.stm

claims the "teleportation" of a laser beam... now that IS occurring at
greater than the speed of light--else the beam would be gone before
you could get it moved!!!

... some of us need to remain current (I include myself in that
statement--I slip behind quickly)...

The far reaching repercussions of all this will not be realized for
decades...

John
"Dave" wrote in message
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you might want to try this on sci.physics.relativity, they like
pointing out all the errors in your logic when you start with
impossible conditions.

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
... by the way, since I am traveling at the speed of light--a
"reflected" current on the coax is impossible... perfect balun
really... grin

John

"John Smith" wrote in message
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Ok, no takers so far, and since I am having trouble sleeping...

I remount the xmitter in the space craft...
Now the rear of the xmitter is facing the rear of the
spacecraft--and the antenna just happens to be back there at the
rear of the spacecraft too... we continue at the speed of light...

But now, the signal is shot through the coax at 2x times the speed
of light (due to its speed through the coax, combined with the fact
that the coax is traveling at the speed of light and the signal
travels in an opposite direction through that coax)... the signal
now strikes that antenna at 2x the speed of light and is able to
leave the front of the antenna at 1X the speed of light! ...or,
does it?

But, suddenly I notice a problem at the front of the spacecraft
and, it is dark up there... no problem, I grab my trusty
flashlight, point it at the front of the spacecraft and turn it
on... but, big problem, the front of the spacecraft remains dark...
I move the flashlight and notice a bunch of light photons hanging
in the air right where I had been holding the flashlight... unable
to overtake the speed of light I am traveling at!!! Indeed, it is
getting pretty darn bight inside this spacecraft now, as no forward
light is able to travel forward and be reflected or absorbed...

My co-pilot suddenly says, "That is impossible! The flashlight is
traveling at the speed of light, any light it gives off has to be
traveling at 2X the speed of light and can go forward--those
photons cannot possibly be there hanging in midair!"

To which, I respond, "Nothing can go faster than the speed of
light, fool!" grin

(I just threw in the "fool" for effect... the co-pilot knew I was
kidding)

... maybe I can sleep now...

Warmest regards,
John

"John Smith" wrote in message
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I pictured this, I am in a spacecraft doing the speed of light, I
key the xmitter and begin a long winded rant, the antenna is
monopole.

Now the signal leaving the rear of the antenna appears to be
leaving it at 2X the speed of light (allowing for the VF of
space-ether), however, the signal off the very front, at least the
width of the antenna conductor itself, cannot leave (since I am
traveling at the speed of light the signal appears to just stay on
the surface of the conductor)--what will happen?

Warmest regards,
John
--
Watching the cutting edge of yesterday replay--in virtual reality,
right before my eyes--in real time!
Thirty year old technology--wasn't it amazing?