Question

Even in the most advanced circuits, we cannot oscillate electrons back and forth at that rate through wires. But we can oscillate charges back and forth quickly enough to broadcast TV using radio wave signals. At what frequency do the electronics at the TV station need to have the charges oscillate back and forth on a TV broadcast antenna to transmit a typical TV signal (say a radio wave transmission signal with a wavelength of 1 meter)

Answer 1

the oscillations of the electrons must be in the 10⁸ Hz = 100 MHz range

Step-by-step explanation:

The speed of a wave of radio, television, light, heat, all are manifestations of electromagnetic waves that are oscillations of electric and magnetic fields that support each other, the speed of all these waves is the same and the vacuum is equal to c = 3 108 m / s

All waves have a relationship between the speed of the wave, its frequency and wavelength

c = λ f

f = c /λ

for this case lam = 1 m

f = 3 10⁸/1

f = 3 10⁸ Hz

the oscillations of the electrons must be in the MHz range

It should be clarified that the speed of light in air is a little lower

n = c / v

v = c / n

the refractive index of vacuum is n = 1 and the refractive index of air is n = 1.000002