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Subject: Re: LF: QRO / QRP
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E=hv
E=energy of the photon
v=frequency
h=planks constant

Very very small is the answer and smaller at lower frequencies.

Hugh_m0wye wrote:
> Chris and group,
> What an intriguing thought - building a village inside a photon.
> It reminded me about the article on Toroidal Antennas that Jim M0BMU 
> drrew our attention to on 1st March. It contained diagrams showing the 
> phase-closed-loops which constitute photons.
> Since fractional photons don't exist, I assume there is a minimum 
> power level below which nothing is radiated - in other words there is 
> a lower level of QRP which cannot be received by ANY receiver, no 
> matter how well endowed with antennas and low noise amplifiers - 
> simply because it is less than 1 photon.
> I wonder how small it is ?
> 73
> Hugh M0WYE
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Trayner" 
> <C.Trayner@leeds.ac.uk>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:35 PM
> Subject: Re: LF: QRO / QRP
>
>
> Hi Rik,
>
>> interesting approach that QRP not only includes power (input, output, 
>> ERP ...) but also dimensions.
>
> We meet something like that at work, where there are THz researchers 
> as well as those of us interested in (V)LF.
>
> They look down their noses at it if there aren't twelve zeroes in the 
> frequency;
> we look down our noses at it if you can't build a small village inside 
> a photon.
>
> 73,
> Chris G4OKW
>
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