"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
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One of my not so great ideas was to devise a contraption that would
let me "see" RF. It certainly would make troubleshooting RF devices
much easier. Essentially, it would be a human eye analog implimented
with RF components. According to theory, if it works for light, it
should also work for RF. At the time, I was working at about 1GHz.
Light is about 400 THz. So, all I need is an eyeball that's 400,000
times larger than the human eye. I'll give myself a -1 for the idea.
Yes it is a question of scale.
There is the trick to use a fluorescent light bulb close to an aerial.
Energy saving lamps can be quite small .
Puting the glass part of one in a microwave oven can be instructive.
Don't forget the cup of water. :-)