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Article #21907Radar gun zapper: fact or fiction?
From: PAUL E. GANTER
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1989 22:03
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1989 22:03
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Hey! I know the following may sound crazy--I am doubtful myself.
My stepfather was recently talking to a long-haul trucker at a truck
stop. The guy told a tale about blasting radar guns using a very simple
device. Apparently the guy had an ordinary fluorescent tube mounted
in a reflector, with no power applied. He had copper strip wrapped
around the tube with a regular spacing. He placed the device inside
his windshield facing forward, and when hit with a radar gun....
POOF!!
goes the radar gun. Now, granted, this sounds far-fetched, but maybe
the thing acts as a resonator?!? I don't know: I avoid microwave
stuff like the plague.
If anyone has heard a similar tale or wants to comment on the
possibilities, I would be interested. By the way, I have NO
interest in building this thing. I don't drive like a maniac.
The interest is purely academic.
Paul
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!psuecl!peg From: peg@psuecl.bitnet (PAUL E. GANTER) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Radar gun zapper: fact or fiction? Message-ID: <74719@psuecl.bitnet> Date: 28 Dec 89 22:03:20 GMT Organization: Engineering Computer Lab, Pennsylvania State University Lines: 20