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> tuned to an awkwardly low frequency
> Ed Phillips
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Hopefully this does not dive too deep in verboten material for the TCML...
The low frequency was the goal of Tesla's theory. He believed in using
resonance, and predicted (pretty closely) Earth's electrical frequency, and
wanted to use his system on that frequency to make his brand of wireless
work. However, to OP's point, that 142ft mast, and the capacitance Tesla
used, was not for wireless transmission, it was just a simple stand alone
experiment. He used a 30" sphere (IIRC) and measured/calculated the
frequency of the tank circuit. Then he raised the sphere a little bit,
re-tuned, and determined the frequency. He continued that until he was at
the top of the 142ft mast. Everything he was doing at Colorado Springs was
gearing up to defeat Marconi's simple patent stealing radio technology and
setting the world on fire with his full working global radio and power
system at Wardenclyffe.
If I could change the past, would it be better to have allowed Tesla to see
Wardenclyffe through so we could all know once and for all if the Maestro
had a few secret tricks up his sleeve? Or is it better to let the mystery
live, and allow humanity speculate and let Tesla's mystic linger? THAT IS
THE QUESTION!
Thanks for listening,
~Dan (still a believer in Tesla miracles)
Kansas City area
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