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Re: Blumlein line?



to: Ed

Gosh, you're right.  The name just sounded very "German" to me.  Thanks for
the correction.

Dr. Resonance




-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: Blumlein line?


>Original Poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
>
>"to: Antonio
>
>I mentioned it in earlier posts.  The original German name for a pulse
>forming network, ie, multiple LC circuits connected in parallel to
>produce a
>fast rise time HV pulse.   Used a lot in radar work, etc.
>
>Dr. Resonance"
>
> Think you've got this wrong.  The PFN was named for Alan (?) Blumlein,
>a British radar engineer during WW2.  Look up his name in "Pulse
>Generators".
>
>Ed
>
>