Re: Does a radio signal at the frequency of light generate light or an EM wave?

<guskz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I did not know that electromagnetic radio waves were a form of photon
> (perhaps a photon vibrating at a different frequency?); I thought they
> were electrons transmitted through the air or space.
>
>
> I was wondering if one generates a radio signal at the frequency of
> light, does it generate light or only a radio electromagnetic wave?
>
> And are these waves, wether light or electromagnetic waves, harmfull to
> the body or eyes (similar to gamma and x-rays)?
>
> If it does generate light then is it multi-directional ondulatory light
> waves (from the antenna's tip into a circular wave that propagates
> wider and wider from the point of transmission) or is it a light beam
> (such as a laser or a lightning/static single beam = mono-directional)?
>

I might be totally mistaken but light is an electromagnetic wave. Photons
are the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.


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