[Amps] Another use for Neon Lamps

[k7fm]

Neon bulbs are for wimps!

One of the engineers at the Jim Creek VLF site (1 megawatt) stood under one 
of the antenna legs far up in the air and held a fluorescent lamp in his 
hand and it lighted up.  You can do impressive things when you have an amp 
big enough to walk into.  Just make sure the high voltage is higher than you 
can reach, and it becomes a safe amplifier.

I told that story to a friend of mine, who had a long wire and lived on top 
of a small hill.  He taped a lamp to the high voltage point of his long wire 
(never running more power than 100 watts) and would light up the 4 foot 
lamp.  When he keyed the rig, the lamp would flash. There were even ufo 
reports in the neighborhood.

Happy New Year,  Colin  K7FM