Phase plus Antiphase radio waves

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The discussion centers on the interaction of phase and antiphase radio waves produced by a cassegrain transmitter. When two waves are merged, with one inverted, destructive interference occurs, leading to energy redistribution. Specifically, energy is directed to regions of constructive interference, indicating that complete destructive interference is not achievable across all areas.

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If you produced a focused beam from, say, a cassegrain transmitter which consisted of two waves merged but one inverted what would be the result. I presume there would be destructive interference.
My question is, where does the energy go?
 
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The energy goes to the regions where the interference is constructive. In other words, you can't get a purely destructive interference everywhere.
 
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