Of course, the 3M Stormscope is a passive detector, plotting received electrical intensity on several azmith rings, and is not an aircraft radar per se. Fun to watch though as a storm approaches and passes overhead. ----- Original Message ----- From: "rad0" To: Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [ot]: microwave-inclined storm-spotter ?? > 3M WX-8 Stormscope Recon. > Reg........ $ 2,589 ... Special!........ $ 2,289 > Click Here to Order > > > they're not that much. > > what's a diode detector? > how do you add frequency selection? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David VanHorn" > To: > Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: [ot]: microwave-inclined storm-spotter ?? > > > > At 05:57 PM 8/4/01 -0500, rad0 wrote: > > >Are you describing one of those aircraft storm scopes, I think 3m makes > > >one?? > > > > I'm sure they do. And it probably costs more than my car. > > > > >I am asking because, I would like to know if a microwave detector could > be > > >home build?? > > > > > >I'd like to be able to build something to leak check microwave ovens, and > > >to check for these through the wall video systems, mostly to track down > > >sources of TV interference.... > > > > These are somewhat different jobs. > > The first is a simple diode detector, the second requires some frequency > > selection. > > > > -- > > Dave's Engineering Page: http://www.dvanhorn.org > > > > I would have a link to http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?KC6ETE-9 here > > in my signature line, but due to the inability of sysadmins at TELOCITY to > > differentiate a signature line from the text of an email, I am forbidden > to > > have it. > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu