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[PLUG] Re: Urban EW (was RE: Ricochet and various wireless (was: Re: [PLUG] key-signing Thursday?))
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FYI: There is also such thing as a microwave laser. This would not
require so much shielding on the firing end.
-- noah silva
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Charles Stack wrote:
> Well, yeah...it essentially is urban EW. Emitting a directional beam at
> 40KW of microwave energy has got to hurt. Wave guides help to reduce the
> side and back lobes, but they still exist (that's with ALL antennas). That's
> one of the reasons Radar antennas are mounted high up on a mast. The other,
> obviously,is the the higher the antenna, the farther it can see. Of course,
> that is based on the receive time window and a slew of other factors.
>
> The metal of the other vehicle would some of the RF. The trick is to set up
> a current loop rather than the pure RF radiation hazard. But, I sure
> wouldn't want to be in the path of a 40KW microwave beam. Me, I'd like to
> have make sure that some sort of metal screen is on my windows and such and
> that any gaps are less than the wavelength of the RF energy. If properly
> grounded, the operator inside would be in a faraday cage. My guess is that
> a vehicle so equipped might arise suspicion by local law enforcement. <g.
>
> The LA police is supposedly using something similar to stop vehicles. The
> officer drives up close and lets the thing fire. It toasts the fleeing
> vehicle's computer (at least makes it reset) and the vehicle shuts down.
>
> Charles
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Paul
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 1:01 PM
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Subject: Re: Ricochet and various wireless (was: Re: [PLUG] key-signing
> Thursday?)
>
>
> Electronic warfare? I would guess that metal shielding and the wave
> guide would keep the waves pointing in the right direction. But
> wouldn't the metal of the target block much of the radiation? Try
> targeting a Saturn; the side panels are plastic!
>
> >I've heard that putting the magnetron/Kylstron of a few microwaves into a
> >waveguide is a good way to fry the electronics of an automobile (when you
> >mount it on the front of your car). Haven't tried this one myself...be a
> >little nervouse about the effects of 40 KW of untamed microwave radiation
> on
> >me and my vehicle.
> >
>
>
>
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