When a receive antenna intercepts say a radio wave, it causes the electrons in the conductor to oscillate according to the characteristics of the incoming radio wave. This causes a small current in the wire which is then further processed by the circuit. What is confusing me is that as the electrons in the antenna are moving about by the intercepted radio wave, would they not at the same time be creating their own radio waves in a sense reflecting back the em waves that are causing them to oscillate in the first place? (i.e. they are behaving as if they are at the transmit antenna) I must be confusing myself somewhere. Thanks for the clarification Redditors!
Submitted January 31, 2016 at 10:12PM by cpecora http://ift.tt/1nXqSRv
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