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Old 8th May 2020, 1:10 am   #15
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Default Re: VLF Receiver for Sferics, Whistlers, Dawn Chorus, etc?

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Originally Posted by Gridiron View Post
Did the idea come from the power buzzer amplifier combinations used for Morse ground signalling in WW1 ? These covered a similar distance (dependant on soil conditions.
Mike.
I am not sure what the guy was listening for.
What he built was most likely from germanium transistors. He never showed me a circuit diagram but I guessed it would be no more than an audio amplifier and set up my test signal and let him listen for it.
He was duly impressed especially when I proved to him that putting just two probes into the ground gave a directional result.
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