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Effective aperture of isotropic antenna

I have always taken for granted that 'the aperture of a loss-less isotropic antenna is $\dfrac {\lambda^2} {4\pi}$'. On a whim, I tried to look up how this expression was derived, but so far I have ...
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Does shadow fading change if obstacles are fixed?

Given a RF sender and a receiver, suppose the obstacles between them are fixed, both their material and dielectric properties, does the path loss caused by their shadowing vary? If yes, what causes ...
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Is the inducing signal weakened to the extent it induces a signal in the receiving antenna?

Silly question ... An antenna is necessary to receive a transmitted signal from atmosphere, or otherwise. The transmitted signal weakens as it travels through the atmosphere. When the signal ...
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Can mu-metal reduce the negative effect of metal close to low frequency RFID antennas?

I have an 134.2 khz RFID antenna for sport events which is basically a 1x1 meter square sheet of rubber with 3 loops of antenna cable embedded. The problem is that the transponder recognition range is ...
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Wireless signal strength

My question is possibly somewhat misplaced, but I'll try to explain as best as I can. Suppose I have a transmitter with a frequency of 2500MHz and a power of 1W. It radiates uniformly in all ...