Make you own EMP Gun

Discussion in 'Tin Foil Hat Lounge' started by kckndrgn, Jun 3, 2010.


  1. kckndrgn

    kckndrgn Monkey+++ Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    EMP/HERF SHOCK PULSE GENERATORS

    I think it would be fun to have one mounted to my truck and zap idiot drivers.;)

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  2. fortunateson

    fortunateson I hate Illinois Nazis!

    Always wanted to do this with a micro-oven magnetron.
    Well it's my theory that it's possible at least.
    Dangerous hobby though!
     
  3. Tango3

    Tango3 Aimless wanderer

    Not enough power out of a "maggy"
     
  4. fortunateson

    fortunateson I hate Illinois Nazis!

    Old radar equipment maybe?
     
  5. Tango3

    Tango3 Aimless wanderer

    partof any "emp pulse"field is an extremely rapid rise( ergo "high freq") extremely short pulse of extremely high energy.( its not just frequency). yeah magnetrons create microwave range frequecies, as do gunn diodes in resonant cavities.(gunn diode oscillators)twt's amplify but its nowhere near a nuclear burst.
     
  6. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    klystron tubes. Very high power rise rate, IIRC.
     
  7. Tango3

    Tango3 Aimless wanderer

    "klystrons" are common in radar test gear...(been along time...)
     
  8. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    Also in sonar, IIRC. At least those tubes in the sonar cabinets were, ah, Large Economy Size, and glowed brightly when the sound boys triggered a pulse. I guess I'm not sure they were klystrons --. Yeah, been a while, just a tad over 40 years.
     
  9. Tango3

    Tango3 Aimless wanderer

    Had a microwave frequency range; fixed and swept frequency measurement and calibration course taught in Denver on Lowry AFB by NAVY TECHS. Swabby's(chiefs) knew their stuff...
     
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