> >Why do you think car manufacturers support racing? Not so we can
> >all go 300 mph in less than 10 seconds, but one reason is certainly to
let
> >the motivated experimenters try out new ideas and materials. Yeah, and
to
> >sell motor oil and chew, too...
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>
> I'm trying to think of a new idea or material that has come out of auto
> racing. The only one that comes to mind is those ridiculous spoilers on
> the trunk of the family sedan.
Ridiculous? Hmmm...guess I'd better take mine off. I thought they made the
Taurus handle SOOOO much better :-)
Automotive improvements that we all enjoy as a result of experimentation on
race day include synthetic motor oil, improved belt materials, low density
alloys suitable for engine block conditions, vast improvements in fuel
injection and efficiency - and those are just the few that come to mind for
me, Mr. Engine Ignoramus. If you asked a knowledgeable race fan, you'll get
a huge list.
Extending the analogy to ham radio, contesting and DXing have helped spur
the development of wide dynamic-range mixers and low phase-noise PLLs, to
pick out a couple. Ham radio is a hotbed of DSP activity in a variety of
applications. Take a look through the back issues of QEX for some really
interesting stuff.
> If there are others, they are such low profile I can't think of them.
> Has nothing to do with ham radio anyway (this still is the RFI
> reflector, right?) :-)
If BPL is fully deployed, ALL reflectors will be the RFI reflector :-)
73, Ward N0AX
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