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Title: Plasma antennas? Post by: W1VD on November 14, 2007, 07:51:38 AM http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_account/stealth_antenna_made_of_gas_impervious_to_jamming (http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_account/stealth_antenna_made_of_gas_impervious_to_jamming)
'impervious to jamming' ... jamming an antenna? can hear it now...running legal limit to 135' of center fed plasma at 60 feet...fed with 6 inch open plasma to a link coupled tuner... Title: Re: Plasma antennas? Post by: K9ACT on November 14, 2007, 08:05:03 AM That article is a joke. This wondrous stealth antenna "disappears" leaving behind something resembling a fluorescent light bulb. That is hardly disappearing nor does it seem useful at all for battle field use.. "easily reconfigured"?
Obviously someone in need of a PhD topic. js Title: Re: Plasma antennas? Post by: W1ATR on November 14, 2007, 09:33:02 AM "Obviously someone in need of a PhD topic.
js." Mention that it's aimed at the military and that's all it takes to secure yourself a couple million $$$ research grant, regardless if it works or not. Spend half the grant developing it only to find out it won't work, and use the other half of the grant to research something more to your liking, like a nice home in the country. Title: Re: Plasma antennas? Post by: Todd, KA1KAQ on November 14, 2007, 10:23:41 AM I thought any antenna could become a plasma antenna? Simply increase output sufficiently! ;D Title: Re: Plasma antennas? Post by: k4kyv on November 14, 2007, 11:23:53 AM If it really could be made to work, I could imagine what kind of receiving antenna it would make. ;D
Title: Re: Plasma antennas? Post by: K9ACT on November 14, 2007, 06:51:25 PM If it really could be made to work, I could imagine what kind of receiving antenna it would make. ;D It would probably work better on receive when turned off. It would be very quiet, no light to distract or noise from DC to light from the plasma and no antenna but still probably better than turning it on. js |