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In the Thread: Some evidence for the change in sound of a submerged conductor.
Post Subject: I SeePosted by Edgar= on: 11/23/2022
Thanks N-set, yes I see your point. I remember now that Brian said how photons carry the information to tell the electrons where they are with respect to each other, so it is at the speed of light, and not instantaneous, of course. Whoops, looks like I'm the one covered in apple sauce. Iv'e cooled down now. Thank you.
So maybe FM spookyness (for lack of a better term) is a function of no conductor more than the speed of the transmission? Or some other factor of course. Who knows, It is a wild speculation on my behalf but it does seem like a glaring point of difference. If there is no conductor (as in wire) for the FM part of the transmission then there is no capacitance and no resistance to AC there (I think, correct me if I am wrong). With no resistance to AC there will be no suppression of harmonics as apposed to any wired circuit which will have capacitance, and therefore limited harmonic ability. And I mean harmonics all the way up to light speed not just what we hear with our ears. My suspicion is spookyness or magic or "it" happens when something specific is happening in the upper harmonics, when they are not corrupted and maintain their order and can keep building up and up. I find sometimes with galvanic isolation it can have "it". I wonder if a similar phenomena is happening when the signal is in its magnetic phase. The harmonics are free to build up and up, unimpeded by capacitance.
Hey Paul, I was wondering about that real world delay because I have heard it too but assumed the station did that deliberately as part of its process. But I know now as N-set points out the actual wave propagation from the transmitter is light speed. I suppose slower when you add atmospheric conditions like you mention, humidity etc.
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