Lostgallifreyan wrote in
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It was
the subject of my first class that I taught in the Navy

Curious... You might have experiences that give useful insight into something
I'm discussing in another group, some off-the-wall topic I entered into
during a quiet new-year's moment in alt.lasers... I can accept that you might
not want to get into that at all once you see it but if you do I welcome the
input because as I state there, one issue is to find helpful signals rather
than the noise such discussions usually provoke. But it might be a lengthy
misdirection if you're busy so I won't push the point. But I will say now
that my dad was a naval officer when he was younger and he SAW that thing I
described right there with me, and he had no clue either. I just keep
thinking that some people in the navy might be better able to explain it than
most, especially if they have a strong science or engineering background.