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WFU Physics Lecture Demonstrations
Polarization of Radio Waves
PIRA 5N10.61
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Description:
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A tunable antenna with a lightbulb will light when picking
up radio waves from a vacuum tube transmitter only when oriented parrallel
to the transmitting antenna. This is due to the polarization of the radio
waves.
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Recipe and
Location:
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Radio Demo
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Video:
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MPG Video:
None
Real Video:
None
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Notes:
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none at this time
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Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
Waves
Thermodynamics
E&M
Optics
Modern
Astronomy
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