One of our club members (W8CR) is a big Tesla fan. Craig built his own Tesla
coil. It's BIG !!!
(And of course it's a real crowd-pleaser whenever he brings it to a meeting or
event)
Joe, K8MP
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From: rick@dj0ip.de <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment' <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 9:49 am
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?
I agree. I am also a great fan of Tesla. Without Nikola, instead of a.c., we
would probably have d.c. in evey household... and IMO we already have too much
D.C. mixing in with our private lives. ;-) (Kim was right.) 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany) -----Original Message----- From: TenTec
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary J FollettDukes HiFi
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 2:49 PM To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?
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 > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > > > -----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>> > > Sent: Monday, August
22, 2016 8:41 PM > > 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 > > Sent
from AOL Mobile Mail > > > -----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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