I built the Van de Graaff generator / electron accelerator with a buddy for a high-school science project. My Dad was a physicist so was able to borrow a vacuum system and not have to make that part.
Lost to a guy who had done a ruby laser - this was back in 1966. Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry McDavid > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 15:18 > To: Bob Stewart; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Magnetic Resonance Spectromater; was > Re: Loran, GPS, Lightning, Timing > > Yes, that is precisely the device I built; I was in high > school at the > time but had been a licensed ham for 5 years and built much > of my own > equipment. My father had access to a machine shop and helped with the > soft iron pole pieces and a few other items but I built all the > electronics. And, it worked! > > Alas, that was a long time ago and I don't now know what > happened to the > spectrometer. > > I did not know this article reprint is in a published book. I do have > all the Amateur Scientist articles on CD. > > Coincidentally, another local ham and also a Time Nut > recently told me > he built one also! Who else here did? > > Larry W6FUB > > > On 6/28/2014 11:52 AM, Bob Stewart wrote: > > There's an interesting (and on topic) project in that book > starting on page 335, discussing a home-made Magnetic > Resonance Spectrometer. I wonder if any time-nuts have > constructed such a device, and what potential accuracy it would have? > > > > Bob - AE6RV > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: DaveH <[email protected]> > > To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:09 PM > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Loran, GPS, Lightning, Timing > > > > > > A PDF of the 1960 book can be found here: > > > > > http://www.sciencemadness.org/library/books/projects_for_the_a > mateur_scienti > > st.pdf > > > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > -- > Best wishes, > > Larry McDavid W6FUB > Anaheim, California (SE of Los Angeles, near Disneyland) > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
