by "Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
Published 02/10/2017 at 10:05
by "Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
Published 02/10/2017 at 10:05
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Is that a car under there somewhere?
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
02/10/2017 at 10:16, STARS: 1
It’s so you know the exact moment the government is trying to steal your brain.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
02/10/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 1
This is what you do when mice chew through the wiring: you make everything wireless. All the gauges, all the lights, everything .
"Azrek" (azrek)
02/10/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 0
If it rains...does it electrocute the driver?
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/10/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 1
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
02/10/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 0
No. The rubber of the tires acts as an insulator, and the steel of the body acts as a Faraday cage, protecting the driver.
Lightning once struck about 10 feet behind a car I was riding in. That was quite an experience.
"Azrek" (azrek)
02/10/2017 at 10:27, STARS: 0
Yes, a properly put together car. However.....look at the rear of the car. Is that ‘object’ touching the ground?
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
02/10/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 0
It looks like a spool of wire and a... desktop computer? I don’t know. Maybe they just happen to be sitting on the ground and aren’t part of the car. Or maybe the car drags them along for the ride. Who knows? What I do know is they must’ve needed a few miles of coax if all those antennas are actually connected to something.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
02/10/2017 at 10:45, STARS: 1
RF burns, anyone?
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
02/10/2017 at 10:48, STARS: 2
I’m more worried about transmitting from one radio and blowing out the other 50 receivers in the car.
"user314" (user314)
02/10/2017 at 10:52, STARS: 2
I had no idea Northrop Grumman used cars as test mules for the RC-12 program.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
02/10/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 1
You get better reception in the air, but an old car like this blends in perfectly with its surroundings. No one would ever notice it.
"BorkBorkBjork" (tbirdlemons)
02/10/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 0
Ah, the prototype of Moldova’s new ELINT platform.
"vicali" (vicali)
02/10/2017 at 11:35, STARS: 1
73
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
02/10/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 1
I copy you 5 by 9. 73 de KJ1H
"vicali" (vicali)
02/10/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 1
HI HI. VA7MLS
(Our club guys actually say that.)
"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy)
02/10/2017 at 12:34, STARS: 0
I don’t believe in radio waves hurting people, but he’s not going to be healthy after a few months.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
02/10/2017 at 12:36, STARS: 1
Yeah, I hear it around here too. It’s just the old timers at this point, who actually had to learn CW to get licensed. I’m one, too - licensed in 1989 - but I know that “hi hi” sounds stupid when you say it out loud. :)
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
02/10/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 1
Rubber tires, especially wet rubber tires, acting as an insulator against lightening is a bit of a myth. If the lightening has enough potential to jump hundreds or thousands of feet from the clouds to the ground through air, it can certainly conduct over a few inches of wet rubber.
The car body acting as a Faraday cage is definitely true though.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
02/10/2017 at 13:47, STARS: 0
I sit corrected! And you’re right - given enough energy, a spark can jump the insulating gap.
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
02/10/2017 at 13:49, STARS: 1
God’s ignition coil can fire one hell of a spark plug.
"Stephenson Valve Gear" (stephensonvalvegear)
02/10/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 0
For some reason, I have a lot of respect for anyone who takes their hobby to a ridiculous extreme.
Well done, sir!