"Mike Luther" wrote in message
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A friend of mine cited a claim in a brand new book, "The Lost Symbol" by
Dan Brown. So said, in it is a claim of a new weapon of choice that is
installed in some USA military helicopters which is cable of aiming an
actual EMP pulse at a target below that destroys computer and electronic
equipment of focus to the pulse! Same as a 'normal' 30Megavolt/Meter EMP
pulse from a nuclear device, or even a huge Solar Burst. As told me they
used it recently to silence an Email production site they had to quickly do
so that they couldn't do any other way, per this book....

Duhh .....

Few people seem to recall the last huge Solar Burst we got here in the USA
in the mid-1800's about the time of the Golden Spike. So history says, it
completely took out most of all the at-the-time telegraph systems which
all had to be rebuilt or replaced.

At any rate, can anyone here conjecture, or better still, teach me how it
would be possible to create and focus an EMP pulse that could be used as
described in an airborne delivery machine? What might the antenna be
like?

Just curious.

W5WQN

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-- Sleep well; OS2's still awake!

Mike Luther



The antenna would need to be paraphysical to achieve the kind of directivity
gain needed to create such a field strength whilst capable of being mounted
on a helicopter. Are you sure you're not out by several factors of ten in
respect of the field strength?

Chris

PS: ... however, this is the right place to meet pedlars of paraphysical
antennas!