Lest we forget… In the late 1890’s, Nikola Tesla proposed that we ionize the
entire rarified upper atmosphere for two purposes. First, it would be a means
to carry significant electric current without wires. Secondly, it would always
be daylight. No more dark alleys and do on…
Never mind the impact on sleep cycles etc.
Tesla’s invention of radio had not yet advanced to the point at which anyone
understood about radio wave reflection from upper atmosphere levels.
I am a big Tesla fan but this idea was from the stratosphere! Excuse that pun
too!
Gary
> On Aug 23, 2016, at 6:18 AM, <km2km@twc.com> <km2km@twc.com> wrote:
>
> Nice play ion words Joe
>
> I fear that this is going to be a long "thread."
> Kris KM2KM
> MERSCHROD
> 123 Warren Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
>
> ---- Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> =============
> No wonder the price of copper "Sky rocketed"
>
> Joe, K8MP
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A R <raf_3@msn.com>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 12:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?
>
>
>
> Does anyone remember Project West Ford (or Project Needles) back in
> 1961-1963? Something like 1/2 billion copper needles placed in medium earth
> orbit to enhance military communications capability. Oops...
>
>
>
> Allen--W7GIF
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Joe Papworth via TenTec<<a
> href="mailto:tentec@contesting.com?";>mailto:tentec@contesting.com</a>>
>
> To: <a href="mailto:wb5jnc@centurytel.net";>wb5jnc@centurytel.net</a><<a
> href="mailto:wb5jnc@centurytel.net?";>mailto:wb5jnc@centurytel.net</a>> ; <a
> href="mailto:tentec@contesting.com";>tentec@contesting.com</a><<a
> href="mailto:tentec@contesting.com?";>mailto:tentec@contesting.com</a>>
>
> Cc: <a href="mailto:k8mp@aol.com";>k8mp@aol.com</a><<a
> href="mailto:k8mp@aol.com?";>mailto:k8mp@aol.com</a>>
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> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 8:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?
>
>
>
> Hi Al,
> Hmmm... They said it's "Early in the project."
> I bet Cycle 25 beats them to the punch.
> Joe, K8MP
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Gulseth <<a
> href="mailto:wb5jnc@centurytel.net";>wb5jnc@centurytel.net</a>>
> To: tentec <<a href="mailto:tentec@contesting.com";>tentec@contesting.com</a>>
> Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 10:08 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?
>
>
> That is, if the USAF has its way:
>
> <snip> Three teams are competing in a US Air Force project to improve radio
> communication by directly seeding the ionosphere with plasma <snip>
>
> New Scientist: US Air Force wants to plasma bomb the sky using tiny satellites
> <a href="<a
> href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130871-000-us-air-force-wants-to-plasma-bomb-the-sky-using-tiny-satellites/";
>
> target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130871-000-us-air-force-wants-to-plasma-bomb-the-sky-using-tiny-satellites/</a>"
> target="_blank"><a
> href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130871-000-us-air-force-wants-to-plasma-bomb-the-sky-using-tiny-satellites/</a"
>
> target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130871-000-us-air-force-wants-to-plasma-bomb-the-sky-using-tiny-satellites/</a</a>>
>
> If this happens I'm waiting for some contesting group to petition the FCC to
> coordinate assistance from the USAF for their contest HI HI!!
>
> 73, Al
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