I noticed when filming it that everytime I placed something metal into the beam, the camera would go fuzzy from the backscattered microwaves. This is what gave me the idea of sending a microwave beam into the ground and checking for backscattering to find meteorites. If you were to use a short wavelength and send it down by means of a bunch of waveguides all lying parrallel to eachother in a big grid and pointing downwards, you'd have a wide but strait beam and the whole apparatus could be put on wheels and pulled behind a vehicle. If each waveguide had a detector in it to detect the backscattering then you could figure out how big the object was by the number of waveguides that detect backscattering.
I just got my letter of acceptance from the college I applied to and it's for an electronics engineering course so maybe when I'm done it I can build this bad boy!!
Cheers all Graham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graham Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter msn messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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sounds cool- http://margo.student.utwente.nl/el/microwave/
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From: "Maria Haas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [meteorite-list] RE: Microwave my meteorites? >Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:21:13 -0400 > >Hi Guys, > >I just know that the acres of farm fields I have access to has >meteorites just waiting for a meteorite detector/detectress, and an >able-bodied shoveler/shoveltress and I would love to put together >plans to be that such person someday. I'm not sure I'm ever going to >be a 10' hole-digger but I can aspire to 3' for a nice prize found >in my very own strewnfield (yes, I'll find one). After I find a >strewnfield then I'll consider 10' but only with digging equipment. > >Does Whites still put out such a detector? (I could look on their >website but don't know exactly what to look for.) Does your neighbor >get used model$? How about display model$? We have to consider light >weight if that is a possiblity. I know I'm getting way ahead of >myself but I want to be ready! > >As it happens, Arizona Keith is the same person I was discussing GPR >with and have been leaving him to recuperate quietly. I have trouble >recuperating quietly...can you tell? No jokes please ;) (...unless >they're really funny) > >No snow here in SE Michigan (right now), >Maria > > >>From: David Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: JKGwilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>CC: Maria Haas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Microwave my meteorites? >>Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:52:03 -0600 >> >>Dear Maria; >>My neighbor is a white's detector salesman and a few years back he >>went to Odessa and hunted the field briefly in the 99 degree heat. >>His guide was none other than James Williams, Rocks from Space page >>136. >>Ron used the top of the line two piece deep penetrating unit >>White's had out at the time. The plan was to search 3-10 feet deep >>for items that the regular detector crowd had missed. Between the >>heat and the pipelines in the area The deep seeking unit did not >>produce any meteorites in the four hours of searching. Ron did >>find some real nice odessa's in Mr. Williams collection though. Ron >>felt with a better weather condition that he would have done much >>better but noted that Odessa is an old oil boom town and there is a >>great deal of metal around. Digging 10 foot holes for pipe thread >>protectors would not be productive so maybe the area would have to >>be a bit more primitive to have the deep penetrating radar be more >>successful. >>No snow in my part of the rockies, >>Dave F >> >>JKGwilliam wrote: >> >>>Maria, >>>One of our list members, Keith Vazquez, has been using GPR for >>>many years and has used it to try and locate meteorites. Keith is >>>currently recovering from some surgery and might be off his oats >>>for a while but I'm sure he'd be happy to post some info and >>>stories to the list. >>> >>>Best, >>>John Gwilliam >>> >>>At 05:33 AM 4/11/2005, Maria Haas wrote: >>> >>>>I have lightly discussed with another listmember about using GPR >>>>(Ground Penetrating Radar). Perhaps someone could offer some info >>>>on how beneficial that is in the field. >>>> >>>>Kind Regards, >>>>Maria >>> >>> >>> >>>______________________________________________ >>>Meteorite-list mailing list >>>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> >> >> > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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