Bigger RFI threat than BPL, IBOC?
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:51:03 +0000, Frank Dresser wrote:
The gee-whiz press reports are calling this a "breakthrough" although the principles involved have been known since the days of Nikola Tesla. Two issues: How do you stop the neighbors from stealing your power? (or someone like me who would make a resonate trap to capture it and short it to ground) If people are concerned enough not to purchase a house under powerlines, Broadcast & cellphone towers, how do they expect to get away with something with much higher power levels? |
Bigger RFI threat than BPL, IBOC?
"Barnard Peters" wrote in message news:pan.2007.06.08.18.11.13.540744@blueplanet... On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:51:03 +0000, Frank Dresser wrote: The gee-whiz press reports are calling this a "breakthrough" although the principles involved have been known since the days of Nikola Tesla. Two issues: How do you stop the neighbors from stealing your power? (or someone like me who would make a resonate trap to capture it and short it to ground) I'm guessing this scheme would have to be adaptive to be practical. So both the loading of the tuned circuits and the frequency of operation would be variable to maximize coupling under different conditions. If the system sensed excessive losses it would shift frequency. If people are concerned enough not to purchase a house under powerlines, Broadcast & cellphone towers, how do they expect to get away with something with much higher power levels? Not everybody is concerned. Plenty of people live under powerlines and near broadcasters and cellphone towers. It seems like half the people have a cellphone permanently attached to their heads. "Old outmoded government regulations" would be a bigger impediment to such "progress". Military and amateur frequencies would be protected, but the SW broadcast bands could be fair game. Frank Dresser |
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