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Originally posted by supergravity
reply to post by Phage
So you are saying if a weak signal is put into an electronic amp and boosted it is amplified but a weak signal boosted by other means is not amplified but has gain. I never realized I would be arguing over such simple words but fine I will let it go but when I got my degree in electronic eng gain and amplification were synonymous and interchangeable.
phage, thanks for pointing out that my diagram was of a physical mirror and not a plasma one, but it is conceptually similar.I guess the only difference would be the efficiency of a plasma reflector.
As for a maser or laser could never make it through water vapor etc,,,NEVER SAY NEVER IN ELECTRONICS.
There is always something that no one has thought of.Example when they first tried lasing steel plate to cut it, molten metal would fall into the beam and slow the process ,but after pondering they found that pulsing the laser would blow the hole clear of molten metal and would cut much faster.
Originally posted by supergravity
reply to post by flyswatter
How can a mirror act as an amplifier? You answered you're own question, a parabolic ant has some of the highest gains, If haarp is shape forming there plasma reflectors and using time variable convergence they could be achieving much more gain than reported and dissipating more atmospheric gases .I realize some ionized gas will return to its original state when beam stops but it is more complicated than that, when water vapors bonds break the hydrogen rises quickly and is ejected into space and that mass is lost FOREVER.THIS IS CALLED DISAPATING THE ATMOSPHERE AWAY.
HAARP heats a small region of the ionosphere by about 10%. As pointed out, the effects of the Sun are much greater on a diurnal basis and cover the entire hemisphere.
Why is nobody on this thread even slightly concerned with expansion of ionosphere because of haarp heaters?
Because it can't. In the first place the jet stream occurs 10s of miles below the ionosphere. In the second place the jet stream is created by the interface warm and cold air masses below it.
Why nobody seems to understand that this could steer the JET STREAM on accident or on purpose?
Originally posted by supergravity
reply to post by flyswatter
So the sun beats up on the atmosphere and you say what the heck were still here so lets beat up on it with more radiation?
Thats the type of cowboy attitude that can cause disasters.
Here is a diagram showing one aspect of the POWER GAIN of FOCUSING haarps energy on a our fragile environment.
Why is nobody on this thread even slightly concerned with expansion of ionosphere because of haarp heaters?
Why nobody seems to understand that this could steer the JET STREAM on accident or on purpose?
Originally posted by supergravity
reply to post by flyswatter