Re: NEC-LIST: Letter from Grimes

In a message dated 1/23/2003 1:19:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,
spm2_at_beachin.net writes:

> The Feynman "Lectures on Physics" Vol 1 page 32-4 gives the Q of a light
> emitting sodium atom as 5X10^7 and discussed the wavelength of radiation to
> the bandwidth of the yellow line. Electrically small but not low Q.
>

Exactly my point.

If you don't have nature as a supporting guide than either the premise is
inapplicable(to this natural example) or that premise is incorrect.

BTW, typical Q's of some radio spectral lines are even higher.

73,
Chip N1IR

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