RE: High power low frequency transmitters

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>



Sorry, a bit offtopic . . . but i'd figure one last post.

Because of the low frequencies, the actual antennas are many miles in
length.
Here is a picture of a ELF antenna array somewhere in Canada i believe.

http://www.viewzone-dot-com/photopara.gif

Dan





  >Or you could go really low. I actually got to see the WMT ELF
  >transmitter
  >during a trip for my company once
  >up in michigan. Transmitting at a mere 76 Hz ! ! ! Now that is
  >low!!!
  >Needs its own dedicated power plant
  >to run! On a side note, if you remember watching "Hunt for Red
  >October",
  >there is a scene where the communications
  >officer says he is receiving a voice message through the ELF.
  >Obviously a
  >major error in the movie.
  >
  >Dan