Probably could drop some people in their tracks if they're driving the car and using some of the newer pacemakers.
Pete, wa2cwa On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:29:23 -0500 "Ed Sieb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Received via email; source unattributed. > ---------------------------------------- > > Coming Soon -- Microwave Gun That Can Destroy Your Car From 600 Feet > Away > > > A Pasadena, California company has created a device that will > destroy a carÂ’ > s electrical system and stop it dead in its tracks. Just one pulse > from this > beam disables cars up to 50 feet away. > > How does it work? One beam pulsed in a burst lasting just 50 > nanoseconds > disrupts your vehicle's electrical system. The radiation can > overload wires, > or damage or upset your car's central microprocessor. > > Their prototype is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, 1 foot thick, and > weighs just > under 200 pounds. With proper funding, it may be possible to create > a device > weighing only 50 pounds that works from 600 feet away. > > It operates on the same general principle as a microwave oven, but > at a 300 > megahertz frequency, rather than your standard microwave oven, which > operates at about 2.5 gigahertz. It is said to be non-harmful to > humans. > > Sources: > Slashgear December 4, 2007 > http://www.slashgear.com/microwave-beam-used-to-stop-cars-dead-048821.php > > Discovery News November 29, 2007 > http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/29/engine-car-stop-02.html > > Eureka Aerospace HPEMS Technology Description > http://eurekaaerospace.com/hpems.php ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
