Re: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread David Honig
At 12:15 AM 5/8/01 -0500, Harmon Seaver wrote: So probably a magnatron out of a 1500watt microwave (1-2ghz) in an aluminum tube (barrel) to focus the [see notes at bottom] microwaves would be sufficiceint? Or do we need to boost power more than this? Can magnatrons be run in series? 8-)

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread Trei, Peter
David Honig[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] At 12:15 AM 5/8/01 -0500, Harmon Seaver wrote: So probably a magnatron out of a 1500watt microwave (1-2ghz) in an aluminum tube (barrel) to focus the [see notes at bottom] microwaves would be sufficiceint? Or do we need to boost power more

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread mmotyka
I've seen 3000 watt 12VDC-110VAC inverters for cars being sold. Couple that with 500 watt tubes from some $50 ovens, you can outfit each corner of your car. Another (highly frowned upon) use for this type of device is to toast police speed radars. Apparently not to difficult to

Re: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread Trei, Peter
[EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I've seen 3000 watt 12VDC-110VAC inverters for cars being sold. Couple that with 500 watt tubes from some $50 ovens, you can outfit each corner of your car. Another (highly frowned upon) use for this type of device is to toast

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread Trei, Peter
Sandy Sandfort[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote Peter Trei wrote, One gizmo I dreamed up...resembles a windspeed guage, but with cube-corner reflectors instead of cups... I thought up a similar but stealthier version some time back. The corner cuts would be on bars that rotate about

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread Trei, Peter
There's a lot of gadgets like this. Try finding an independent review (ie, from someone who is not selling them) which claims they work well. My understanding is that for a straight-on encounter, the non-fraudulent ones (many are $200 boxes empty except for a couple LEDs) can reduce the radar

Re: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 12:48:04PM -0400, Trei, Peter wrote: Note that these devices are 100% passive, which would avoid FCC problems (though not neccesarily LEA ones). See also: http://www.interdiscountmall.com/interdiscountmall/phazradjam.html -Declan

RE: RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread Trei, Peter
[EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I've seen 3000 watt 12VDC-110VAC inverters for cars being sold. Couple that with 500 watt tubes from some $50 ovens, you can outfit each corner of your car. Another (highly frowned upon) use for this type of device is to toast

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-08 Thread Sandy Sandfort
Peter Trei wrote, One gizmo I dreamed up...resembles a windspeed guage, but with cube-corner reflectors instead of cups... I thought up a similar but stealthier version some time back. The corner cuts would be on bars that rotate about a horizontal axis. The whole assembly would be inside

Re: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-07 Thread David Honig
At 10:04 PM 5/6/01 -1000, Reese wrote: At 07:05 PM 5/6/01, Steve Schear wrote: For a one-stop shopping site see http://www.rfterrorism.com One of the links towards the top of that page, Demonstration of RF weapon on a car. Watch an electronic nervous breakdown occur. (1836 K) A car is a

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-07 Thread Trei, Peter
Making a car with electronic ignition stutter or stall is *old* *news* to folk in the Ham Radio field. If they really had to get within 5 feet, their car killer is really, really feeble. Peter Trei -- From: David Honig[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] At 10:04 PM 5/6/01 -1000, Reese

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-07 Thread Sandy Sandfort
David Honig wrote: A car is a hardened target ---largely shielded...Something like a bunch of personal radios or a TV van would be more vulnerable. What I'm waiting for is the portable, concealable boom box killer. It's time to take back the streets. S a n d y

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-07 Thread Trei, Peter
Making a car with electronic ignition stutter or stall is *old* *news* to folk in the Ham Radio field. If they really had to get within 5 feet, their car killer is really, really feeble. Peter Trei -- From: David Honig[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] At 10:04 PM 5/6/01 -1000, Reese

RE: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-07 Thread David Honig
At 10:19 AM 5/7/01 -0700, Sandy Sandfort wrote: David Honig wrote: A car is a hardened target ---largely shielded...Something like a bunch of personal radios or a TV van would be more vulnerable. What I'm waiting for is the portable, concealable boom box killer. It's time to take back the

Re: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-07 Thread Dave Emery
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 08:38:49PM -0700, David Honig wrote: At 01:08 PM 5/7/01 -0400, Trei, Peter wrote: Making a car with electronic ignition stutter or stall is *old* *news* to folk in the Ham Radio field. If they really had to get within 5 feet, their car killer is really, really

Re: Fwd: Re: Simple RF Weapon Can Fry PC Circuits

2001-05-07 Thread Harmon Seaver
So probably a magnatron out of a 1500watt microwave (1-2ghz) in an aluminum tube (barrel) to focus the microwaves would be sufficiceint? Or do we need to boost power more than this? Can magnatrons be run in series? 8-) -- Harmon Seaver, MLIS CyberShamanix Work 920-203-9633 [EMAIL