hello! experience with 802.11x and extreme humidity?

[David Gibson]

On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 04:55:29PM -0700, Dr. Steven R. Hessel wrote:
> Dear Darryl;
> 
> I have found a fragment of something you wrote in 2002.  It reads: 
> 
> The book has some information under the heading
>    "The non-existant microwave absorbtion peak of water"
> 
> It gives a few references on absorbtion of water at varieous
> frequencies, and notes that microwave ovens do not work by exciting
> water molecules, but by twisting both the dipoles in a water atom
> increasing its kinetic energy.

Um... isn't that what "exciting a molecule" means...

> Anyone looking at the theory of 802.11 and how to break the standard
> should look at this book. I know a lot about 802.11, but this gives so
> much more... 
> 
> Darryl
> 
> ---------
> Darryl Smith, VK2TDS   POBox 169 Ingleburn NSW 2565 Australia
> 
> 
> Since I am interested in the R.F. characteristics of materials in 802.11 
> signals (including absorption) do you know of any good references on the 
> subject?  
> Thank you. 
> 
> Sincerely yours,
> Steven Hessel
> 
> 

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