What do you mean? This actually works great! I am a bata tester and have
worked 297 DXCC Country’s on Topband since February 18th alone!
73,
Bob AA6VB
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> On Apr 1, 2018, at 1:07 PM, AB2E Darrell <ab2e@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Happy April Fool's Day folks!
>
> 73 Darrell AB2E
>
>
>
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> From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Steve Babcock
> <ve6wz@shaw.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2018 1:03 PM
> To: donovanf@starpower.net
> Cc: topBand List
> Subject: Re: Topband: Laser Com introducing a breakthrough Top Band antenna
> at Dayton
>
> And in a related story…..Laser Comm is teaming up with Auto Comm Ltd. of Palo
> Alto California to market to the Amateur radio Community the new Auto-Q radio
> package.
>
> This new "radio station in a box" will utilize the best of Laser Comms new
> antenna system together with a completely stand alone Ham radio transmitter
> which will utilize the latest in a new digital technology called FT-8. The
> complete radio package is contained in a box less than 1 sq. foot and runs on
> the latest Elon Musk battery packs. These radios will make fully automated
> QSOs, and with a cell internet connection will upload all QSOs to the users
> DXCC and WAS. Head of computer development at Auto Comm. Jim Q Contact said
> “the new Auto QSO radio package can be deployed anywhere in the world. It can
> be set up at very rare DXCC countries, wanted counties or states and be left
> to run for months to make QSOs”. For those Hams that need a new country that
> has been difficult to get, they can deploy one of our units and then go home
> to their base QTH and work the Auto-Q Unit.”
>
> Early testing has shown that the unit has been able to make over 2,000 QSO’s
> per month while left unattended. The Li-Ion batteries have a long life
> because of the very efficient radiation from the Laser Comm antenna. There
> has been some skepticism in the Ham community about the need for a ground
> radial system, but Auto Comm has done extensive field testing to proven that
> their antenna can radiate even better than a dipole at 300 feet.
>
> When asked about the concern in the Ham community about un-attended QSOs
> being used for ARRL awards, Jim Contact said “our studies have shown that
> Hams these days are far too busy to spend the time at their radios to make
> QSOs. In todays society there are too many other demands on our time than to
> be stuck sitting at the radio using the old modes. Times have changed, and
> our studies have shown that today most Hams are more concerned about just
> getting the award counters rather than spending time trying to copy signals
> using the old outdated CW and SSB modes."
>
> Auto-Q will have a table setup beside Laser Comm at Dayton this year so that
> customers don't need to walk too far through the mud.
>
>
>
>
>> On Apr 1, 2018, at 10:01 AM, donovanf@starpower.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Laser Com Announces New Topband Antenna System
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Reported by Woody K3YV
>>
>>
>> Laser Com, Inc. of Titusville, Florida recently announced their
>> development of a revolutionary new 160 meter antenna system
>> based on their proprietary laser communications system.
>>
>>
>> Dr. Benjamin Dover, Laser Com’s chief engineer, cited their research
>> into laser-based space communications as providing the “happy
>> accident” that led to the discovery of the laser based 160 meter
>> antenna system.
>>
>>
>> Dr. Dover said that an accidental connection of the wrong cable
>> led to the discovery. A cable that had been carrying 1.8 MHz
>> signals was inadvertently connected to the modulation input of the
>> laser transmitter that that Ben was testing. “Imagine our surprise,”
>> said Dr. Dover, “when we noticed that 1.8 MHz radio frequencies
>> were being radiated all along the laser beam. This is something we
>> never expected. The possibilities are endless.”
>>
>>
>>
>> Laser Com plans to market the laser antenna not only as a commercial
>> product, but also as a low cost 160 meter amateur radio antenna.
>> Dr. Dover set up the prototype as a demonstration of the product’s
>> simplicity.
>>
>>
>> The secret to the 160 meter laser antenna is in the base unit’s
>> modulation transformer that directly modulates the Plesseo-Dyminium
>> laser crystal. The user simply places the laser box on the ground and
>> adjusts the laser beam straight up into the air. As the laser beam rises
>> into the sky, the 160 meter signal travels up the laser beam and is
>> radiated all along the length of the optical beam.
>>
>>
>> The laser beam shines nearly a mile into the atmosphere. However,
>> due to path losses along the beam, the actual 160 meter radiation is
>> only transmitted by the first few hundred feet of the laser’s beam. The
>> result is an omni-directional vertical 160 meter antenna that is several
>> hundred feet high.
>>
>>
>> Acting like a co-linear antenna array, the over all antenna gain is
>> approximately 10 to 15 dB in the 160 meter band.
>>
>>
>> Dr. Dover said, “We're really excited about this product. There are no
>> antenna restrictions on an invisible light beam, no lightning risks, and
>> no damage from wind storms. The only down side is s ignal attenuation
>> due to heavy fog, which can attenuate the 160 meter signal by as much
>> as 6 dB. Otherwise, this is as near to a perfect antenna as you can
>> hope for.”
>>
>>
>> Laser Com plans to introduce the amateur version of this antenna at the
>> Dayton Hamvention this May.
>>
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