I hope it's not Ben....
Lee KX4TT....
------ Original message------From: Don KirkDate: Sun, Apr 1, 2018 12:35To:
donovanf@starpower.net;Cc: topBand List;Subject:Re: Topband: Laser Com
introducing a breakthrough Top Band antenna at Dayton
Is Dr Dover’s first name April, and middle name Fools. :)73,Don (wd8dsb)On
Sunday, April 1, 2018, wrote:>>>> Laser Com Announces New Topband Antenna
System>>>>> Reported by Woody K3YV>>> Laser Com, Inc. of Titusville, Florida
recently announced their> development of a revolutionary new 160 meter antenna
system> based on their proprietary laser communications system.>>> Dr. Benjamin
Dover, Laser Com’s chief engineer, cited their research> into laser-based space
communications as providing the “happy> accident” that led to the discovery of
the laser based 160 meter> antenna system.>>> Dr. Dover said that an accidental
connection of the wrong cable> led to the discovery. A cable that had been
carrying 1.8 MHz> signals was inadvertently connected to the modulation input
of the> laser transmitter that that Ben was testing. “Imagine our surprise,”>
said Dr. Dover, “when we noticed that 1.8 MHz radio frequencies> were being
radiated all along the laser beam. This is something we> never expected. The
possibilities are endless.”>>>> Laser Com plans to market the laser antenna not
only as a commercial> product, but also as a low cost 160 meter amateur radio
antenna.> Dr. Dover set up the prototype as a demonstration of the product’s>
simplicity.>>> The secret to the 160 meter laser antenna is in the base unit’s>
modulation transformer that directly modulates the Plesseo-Dyminium> laser
crystal. The user simply places the laser box on the ground and> adjusts the
laser beam straight up into the air. As the laser beam rises> into the sky, the
160 meter signal travels up the laser beam and is> radiated all along the
length of the optical beam.>>> The laser beam shines nearly a mile into the
atmosphere. However,> due to path losses along the beam, the actual 160 meter
radiation is> only transmitted by the first few hundred feet of the laser’s
beam. The> result is an omni-directional vertical 160 meter antenna that is
several> hundred feet high.>>> Acting like a co-linear antenna array, the over
all antenna gain is> approximately 10 to 15 dB in the 160 meter band.>>> Dr.
Dover said, “We're really excited about this product. There are no> antenna
restrictions on an invisible light beam, no lightning risks, and> no damage
from wind storms. The only down side is s ignal attenuation> due to heavy fog,
which can attenuate the 160 meter signal by as much> as 6 dB. Otherwise, this
is as near to a perfect antenna as you can> hope for.”>>> Laser Com plans to
introduce the amateur version of this antenna at the> Dayton Hamvention this
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