STANDING-WAVES STANDING-WAVES ---EER6/6/ -- -EER6/6/2013 2013 At the time of my family movin f!om the f!ont !ane of the "olo!a#o Ro$%ie& t'enty-t'o yea!& ao( I 'a& #!ivin &olo ea&t a$!o&& the )lain& f!om the Denve! a!ea an# I 'a& #!ivin an Inte!national S$o*t 'hi$h $ontaine# only an A+ !a#io, When I left my home in o*l#e! "o ,( I .ean li&tenin to one of the lo$al A+ !a#io &tation& an# .e$a*&e of the inten&e fo$*& on the #!ivin( an# 'at$hin $lo&ely the ove!loa#e# )*lle# t!aile!( I #i# not $hane to othe! A+ .!oa#$a&t &tation& 'hen the one that I 'a& li&tenin to fa#e# o*t, I $ontin*e# #!ivin a$!o&& the o)en )lain& an# m*$h to my &*!)!i&e the o!iinal &tation !et*!ne# in &t!enth an# !ea#a.ility( !ea#a.ility( only to aain fa#e in &t!enth an# then !et*!n, The&e &inal )atte!n& o$$*!!e# a n*m.e! of time& .efo!e thi& &ame .!oa#$a&t &tation fa#e# $om)letely a& I $ontin*e# to t!avel ea&t into into an&a&, I .elieve the !ea&on that I ha# even noti$e# thi& effe$t 'a& .e$a*&e #*!in )!io! month& an# yea!& I ha# .een &t*#yin Te&la& Te&la&(( "olo!a#o S)!in& Note& 'ith hi& !efe!en$e& to Stan#in Wave&, Wave&, A n*m.e! of yea!& late!( 'hile 'hile livin on the ea&t $oa&t in +aine( I 'a& a.le to o.&e!ve anothe! inte!e&tin )henomenon 'hile li&tenin to the NAA 'eathe! .!oa#$a&t& at 162 +45, on the V4 &)e$t!*m, I 'a& li&tenin to the NAA t!an&mitte!( 'hi$h i& a.o*t 12 mile& a'a y( 'ith a &mall han#hel# t!an&$eive! a& I 'al%e# a!o*n# the o*t&i#e #e$% on the &e$on# floo!, It 'a& then that I too% note of the &inal &t!enth $hanin *) an# #o'n a& I move# a.o*t the #e$%, A& I )la$e# the 4T 74an#hel# T!an&$eive!8 on the #e$% !ailin an# move# it a.o*t I o.&e!ve# that the #i&tan$e .et'een &inal &t!enth )ea%& $o!!e&)on#e# to the &inal f!e9*en$y 'avelenth, It &t!*$% me a& !athe! $*!io*& that I 'a& o.&e!vin the )ea%& an# valley& of &tan#in 'ave& f!om a V4 !a#io f!e9*en$y 7R8 &o*!$e t!an&mitte! ove! 12 mile& #i&tant, I )la$e# a la!e )ine .oa!# on the #e$% !ailin in lonit*#inal )o&ition to the mo*ntainto) t!an&mitte! an# naile# it in )la$e, Then .y movin the 4T a$!o&& the .oa!# I ma!%e# the )o&ition& of the )ea%& an# n*ll& of the 162,:;< +45, &inal&, o! many 'ee%& an# then month& I $he$%e# the 4T &inal& fo! the no#e an# anti-no#e a nti-no#e )o&ition& a& they $o!!e&)on#e# e=a$tly 'ith the &ame V4 'avelenth #i&tan$e& a& ma!%e# on the )ine .oa!#, 4avin o)e!ate# V4 mo.ile fo! many yea!& .oth in 4am !a#io an# Vol*ntee! i!e De)t,( I 'a& 'ell a'a!e of the &o $alle# >)i$%et fen$in, Thi& o$$*!& 'hen the mo.ile o! )o!ta.le &inal at the !e$eivin en# .e$ome& 'ea% an# .ein& to fa#e o*t an# a& the mo.ile/)o!ta.le move& &o that 'e hea! a )ea% an# n*ll in the !e$eive# &inal, In fa$t( 'e et a$$*&tome# to movin a!o*n# &lihtly to im)!ove !e$e)tion 'hen *n#e! mo!e !emote $on#ition&, While o.&e!vin the !e$eive $on#ition& a& I move# the 4T ove! the fi=e# )ine .oa!# .o a!# on my #e$%( I noti$e# that if I tilte# the !e$eive! anle a& I move# a$!o&& the .oa!# that I $o*l# t!a$e o*t the 'hole 'avelenth .y . y &im)ly $hanin the antenna )ola!ity )o la!ity,, In othe! 'o!#&( I $o*l# follo' the )ea% of the &inal &im)ly .y $hanin the )ola!ity of the 4T a& I move# a$!o&& the .oa!#, Then I nee#e# to loo% at thi& a little little #iffe!ently( #iffe!ently( the &mall #e$% off of the %it$hen #i# not allo' eno*h fle=i.ility fo! my e=)e!iment&, So( I &et *) an IR 1200& &)e$t!*m analy5e! on the f!ont la'n $onne$te# th!* $oa= to a )o!ta.le a#?*&ta.le antenna, Then I 'a& a.le to move all ove! the la'n 'ithin a thi!ty-foot !a#i*& an# &till .e a.le to li&ten to the a*#io an# 'at$h the &inal &t!enth mete! of the IR, n$e aain the &)e$t!*m analy5e! 'a& t*ne# to the nea!.y NAA $ontin*o*&ly .!oa#$a&tin 'eathe! t!an&mi&&ion& of 162,:;< +45,
I 'a& a.le to o.&e!ve the &ame )henomena a& 'a& &een 'ith the 4T only no' 'ith a 'i#e! an# mo!e fle=i.le !ane, e$a*&e I %ne' the )!o)e! #i!e$tion to'a!# the t!an&mitte!( I $o*l# fin# the )ea% of the &inal &t!enth an# then move to'a!# the &inal &o*!$e 'hile &eein the #i) o! n*ll n* ll an# then $ontin*in aain to a )ea%, While movin a$!o&& the la'n I $o*l# o.&e!ve an# hea! the )ea%& an# n*ll& th!* a n*m.e! of 'avelenth&( all $o!!e&)on#in to the $al$*lation& f!om the %no'n f!e9*en$y of 162,:;<, No' I ha# the a.ility to move 'ith the antenna an# o.&e!ve the !e$eive# &inal a& a th!ee #imen&ional $on&t!*$t .y !otatin the mova.le ve!ti$al antenna a& I move# to'a!# the &inal &o*!$e 'hile maintainin a )ea% in the &inal &t!enth, ! in othe! 'o!#&( I 'a& $hanin the !iht anle of the antenna a& I move# too an# f!o in line 'ith the lonit*#inal a=i& of the t!an&mitte# &inal an# o.&e!vin a th!ee #imen&ional &tan#in-'ave $on&t!*$t in the &)a$e &*!!o*n#in, The i#ea of mea&*!in an ele$t!omaneti$ &tan#in 'ave )atte!n at >fa! fiel# #i&tan$e #i&tan$e f!om the t!an&mitte! #i# not fit 'ith my *n#e!&tan#in of the E+ )henomena )hen omena a& ta*ht in the te$hni$al fiel# of &t*#y, I 'ent imme#iately to all of my ol# &till-&ave# te=t.oo%& f!om $ollee, I 'ent to the m*$h *&e# !e#!i$% E, Te!man $la&&i$ of Ele$t!oni$ an# Ra#io Eninee!in an# m*$h to my &*!)!i&e I fo*n# no mention of 'hat I ha# .een o.&e!vin, It 'a& all a.o*t )a&&in !a#io 'ave& 'ith one half .ein ele$t!i$ ene!y an# at !iht anle& the maneti$ ene!y, In the +$G!a'-4ill( +$G!a'-4ill( En$y$lo)e#ia of @hy&i$&( it 'a& a.o*t ele$t!i$ an# maneti$ fiel#& movin o*t'a!# f!om a !eion 'he!e ele$t!i$ $ha!e& a!e a$$ele!ate#, Not a thin a.o*t &tan#in-'ave& )atte!n& o.&e!ve# at the antenna an# it& &*!!o*n#in &)a$e fa! f!om the t!an&mit t!an&mit &ite,
While t!a$in th!* the En$y$lo)e#ia of @hy&i$&( @h y&i$&( I #e$i#e# to loo% at the #e&$!i)tion # e&$!i)tion of a &tan#in 'ave, A #i&t*!.an$e 'hi$h i& o&$illato!y in time an# 'hi$h ha& an am)lit*#e that va!ie& in &)a$e .et'een 5e!o an# a ma=im*m val*e, Stan#in 'ave& may .e fo!me# nea! an i#eal .o*n#a!y .y the inte!a$tion of in$i#ent an# )e!fe$tly !efle$te# t!avelin 'ave&, Stan#in 'ave& a!e a limitin $a&e of &tationa!y &tationa!y 'ave&, The&e o$$*! 'hen at lea&t one of the en$lo&*!e te!mination& a.&o!.& a )a!t of the ene!y of the in$i#ent 'ave&( a& 'ell a& !efle$tin a )o!tion( !e&*ltin in a net )o'e! lo&& f!om the &o*!$e, What I 'a& o.&e!vin 'ith the IR an# antenna 'a& not &ho'in a 5e!o &inal .*t 'a& !emainin a& a )ea% &inal !ea#in a& lon a& I %e)t the antenna !otatin at !iht anle& to the lonit*#inal )ath to'a!# the t!an&mitte! a& I move# a$!o&& my la'n, If I ha# .een 'ithin a fe' 'avelenth& of the t!an&mitte!( 'ithin the nea!-fiel#( I 'o*l# have not .een &*!)!i&e# 'ith &eein the &tan#in 'ave )atte!n, 4o'eve!( my ho*&e i& many( many( many many 'avelenth& f!om the t!an&mit to'e! 'ith it& ve!ti$al antenna, It .ean to o$$*! to me that it 'a& )o&&i.le that the )!e&ent-#ay *n#e!&tan#in of !a#io 'ave&( the!efo!e E+ 'ave&( 'a& in e!!o!( e!!o!( an# in fa$t not havin a t!*e *n#e!&tan#in of the 'ave nat*!e, If my *n#e!&tan#in of &tan#in 'ave& o! &tationa!y 'ave& i& $o!!e$t a& &tate# in the te=t.oo%&( then the!e ha& to .e a !efle$te# 'ave .a$% to'a!# the t!an&mittin antenna an# the!efo!e anothe! ty)e of $omm*ni$ation& ta%in )la$e 'hi$h ha& not .een iven $on&i#e!ation, I .ean &ea!$hin the &$ien$e lite!at*!e to t!y an# fin# an an&'e! to my o.&e!vation&, A.o*t a $o*)le of yea!& ao I #i# fin# a $o*)le of '!itin& in 'hi$h the a*tho!& 'e!e &*e&tin that E+ 7!a#io8 'ave& 'e!e !eally t!an&mitte# in &)i!al fo!m an# #*!in thi& )a&t yea! a n*m.e! of !e&ea!$he! have #i&$ove!e# an# '!itten on the &*.?e$t of A+, 7!.it An*la! +oment*m8, They a!e even fin#in that they $an t!an&mit m*lti)le mo#*lation &$heme& on the &ame f!e9*en$y 'hile *&in #iffe!ent $ommon )ola!itie& of &en#in an# !e$eivin antenna& fo! m*lti)le info!mation t!an&fe!&, It .e$ome& 9*ite e=$itin to $on&i#e! that not only i& it )o&&i.le to fin# !eat *&e& fo! o*! E+ info!mation t!an&fe! .*t it miht offe! a !eate! info!mation #ete$tion an# e=$hane f!om o*! &ola! &y&tem( ala$ti$ an# $o&mi$ E+ &inal !e$e)tion,
