[time-nuts] Magnetic Resonance Spectromater; was Re: Loran, GPS, Lightning, Timing

DaveH info at blackmountainforge.com
Sat Jun 28 23:55:58 UTC 2014


I built the Van de Graaff generator / electron accelerator with a buddy for
a high-school science project.  My Dad was a physicist so was able to borrow
a vacuum system and not have to make that part.

Lost to a guy who had done a ruby laser - this was back in 1966.

Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com 
> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Larry McDavid
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 15:18
> To: Bob Stewart; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Magnetic Resonance Spectromater; was 
> Re: Loran, GPS, Lightning, Timing
> 
> Yes, that is precisely the device I built; I was in high 
> school at the 
> time but had  been a licensed ham for 5 years and built much 
> of my own 
> equipment. My father had access to a machine shop and helped with the 
> soft iron pole pieces and a few other items but I built all the 
> electronics. And, it worked!
> 
> Alas, that was a long time ago and I don't now know what 
> happened to the 
> spectrometer.
> 
> I did not know this article reprint is in a published book. I do have 
> all the Amateur Scientist articles on CD.
> 
> Coincidentally, another local ham and also a Time Nut 
> recently told me 
> he built one also! Who else here did?
> 
> Larry W6FUB
> 
> 
> On 6/28/2014 11:52 AM, Bob Stewart wrote:
> > There's an interesting (and on topic) project in that book 
> starting on page 335, discussing a home-made Magnetic 
> Resonance Spectrometer.  I wonder if any time-nuts have 
> constructed such a device, and what potential accuracy it would have?
> >
> > Bob - AE6RV
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >   From: DaveH <info at blackmountainforge.com>
> > To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' 
> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Loran, GPS, Lightning, Timing
> >
> >
> > A PDF of the 1960 book can be found here:
> >
> > 
> http://www.sciencemadness.org/library/books/projects_for_the_a
> mateur_scienti
> > st.pdf
> >
> > Dave
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> -- 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Larry McDavid W6FUB
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