Carrier wave with no modulation transports no information.

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This shows a strictly monochromatic (single frequency) wave (red curve) with no modulation (blue flat line, no markers). Note how the carriers go towards the PIM-NIM surface but not across it. Since there is no modulation present, can you see anything crossing the PIM-NIM surface from left to right? Clearly not.
So this movie cannot represent any signal or information or energy
launched from left and crossing the PIM-NIM surface to right.
One needs a modulated wave so something can go from left to right, as you will see in the next movie.

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