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  • radio wave dish-type antennas
    telecommunications media
    / Reflected propagation

    …to a phenomenon known as refractive loss. When the conductivity of the dielectric is less than that of the atmosphere, total reflection can occur if the angle of incidence (that is, the angle relative to the normal, or a line perpendicular to the surface of the reflecting boundary) is less…

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    …to a phenomenon known as refractive loss. When the conductivity of the dielectric is less than that of the atmosphere, total reflection can occur if the angle of incidence (that is, the angle relative to the normal, or a line perpendicular to the surface of the reflecting boundary) is less…

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