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Re: And what of the FCC?
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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 07:17:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paul Anderson <paul-at-geeky1.ebtech-dot-net>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: And what of the FCC?
On Sun, 28 Sep 1997, Tesla List wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 15:43:18 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Edward V. Phillips" <ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: And what of the FCC? (fwd)
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> True. A Tesla coil is a very short helical resonator, and
> doesn't have enough radiation resistance to do much out of the local
> induction field. However, long leads from the spark gap can resonate
> at VHF, causing significant TV interference. Keep those short...
>
Of course, the FCC and/or CRTC only come knocking if your neighbour
complains. That's where it's handy to live in the country, 'cause (a)
you're seperated from your neighbours by a distance greater than 100 feet,
and (b) if you screw with their TV reception they'll blame it on a
sunspot(no cable in town:)<EG> TTYL!
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Paul Anderson
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