Return-Path: Received: (qmail 38941 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2004 20:46:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 25 Aug 2004 20:46:01 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1C04k0-000Hnt-Is for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:51:32 +0100 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1C04k0-000Hnq-GF for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:51:32 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1C04ef-000N83-9R for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:46:01 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1C04e6-00050n-WC for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:45:26 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1C04e6-00050e-KE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:45:26 +0100 Received: from outbound05.telus.net ([199.185.220.224] helo=priv-edtnes42.telusplanet.net) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1C04du-0000m2-Jm for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:45:26 +0100 Received: from localhost ([199.185.220.240]) by priv-edtnes42.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.03 201-2131-111-105-20040624) with ESMTP id <20040825204503.HLQ5087.priv-edtnes42.telusplanet.net@localhost> for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:45:03 -0600 Received: from 204.174.12.17 ( [204.174.12.17]) as user sthed475@192.168.200.1 by webmail.telus.net with HTTP; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:45:03 -0700 Message-ID: <1093466703.412cfa4f83952@webmail.telus.net> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:45:03 -0700 From: "Scott Tilley, VE7TIL" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <011901c48adc$6554a1e0$49540150@captbrian> In-Reply-To: <011901c48adc$6554a1e0$49540150@captbrian> MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.1-cvs X-Originating-IP: 204.174.12.17 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 199.185.220.224 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of telus.net X-Spam-Score: 0.9 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS=0.869 Subject: Re: LF: Re: RE: Key Clicks Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.9 required=5.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) Quoting captbrian : > I cannot think why there > should be a connection between a curve of statistical random distribution > and a modulation curve for least harmonic production...but then Maths was > never a natural gift...I found it hard work... In optics the holy grail is often getting the system to maintain or produce a gaussian profile... If the profile is non-gaussian all kinds of problems can develop from not being able to find the center of the beam to inaccuratly locating the beam because of the distorted profile(that's what I do for a day job :) I would imagine the use of the term here is a simularity in the concept applied to a lower frequency electrical system as a guassian like profile would have smoother 'edges.' But the skinny is that gaussian curves show up in areas where you'd least expect them... 73 Scott