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Extremely Low Frequencies

93 pointsby pinewursttoday at 3:59 AM6 commentsview on HN

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jareklupinskitoday at 11:26 AM

> In the summer of 1917, he was arranging various types of coil antennas at a receiver test site on the Chesapeake Bay when he accidentally dropped one of the antennas into the water. Strangely enough, the radio receiver connected to the antenna continued to provide good reception even as it sank into the bay.

is discovery ever intentional :)

andaitoday at 7:56 AM

Fantastic article.

I found a slightly clearer diagram of the Cutler array:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLF_Transmitter_Cutler#Antenna

rramadasstoday at 11:27 AM

More info;

1) Extremely low frequency - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_low_frequency

2) Communication with Submarines - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_with_submarines

Lapsatoday at 9:20 AM

"In 1975, Dr. Joseph Sharp proved that correct modulation of microwave energy can result in wireless and receiverless transmission of audible speech."

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