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Old 11th Jan 2011, 5:52 pm   #6
G8HQP Dave
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Default Re: Battery-less audio amplifier

The modern name for this is energy harvesting, and people are looking at it as a way of powering remote sensors etc. Whether the broadcasters, mobile phone firms etc. are happy about this remains to be seen.

The danger I see is that as well as extracting energy which was meant to end up in the front-end of a receiver (so possibly reducing range for legitimate users) it could also radiate interference (rusty bolt effect on a big scale if everyone starts doing it).
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