Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-df05.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 198B338000159; Sat, 8 Oct 2011 15:10:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RCcGn-0000rk-HL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:09:13 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RCcGl-0000rb-Bx for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:09:11 +0100 Received: from outbound04.telus.net ([199.185.220.223] helo=defout.telus.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RCcGj-0003fV-6c for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:09:11 +0100 Received: from edtncm04 ([199.185.220.240]) by priv-edtnes26.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.8.01.03.00 201-2260-125-20100507) with ESMTP id <20111008190905.QUMH23364.priv-edtnes26.telusplanet.net@edtncm04> for ; Sat, 8 Oct 2011 13:09:05 -0600 Received: from [192.168.1.102] ([75.157.171.5]) by edtncm04 with bizsmtp id iK951h02907LRq301K95FG; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:09:05 -0600 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=8tbg/SJUuV2FCSmRdrXJtO3KtiIvYWS+0nvZokcuJmE= c=1 sm=2 a=yj_6LXTI0WAA:10 a=LGgl8L9ij00A:10 a=Q9fys5e9bTEA:10 a=7vtnEftoAAAA:8 a=hnr_isRW076-yVEHLDMA:9 a=PUjeQqilurYA:10 a=uvL6LUzxAYgA:10 X-Telus-Outbound-IP: 75.157.171.5 Message-ID: <4E909FCE.7060302@telus.net> Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:09:02 -0700 From: Scott Tilley User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20110929 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <4E9083DB.5090603@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> In-Reply-To: <4E9083DB.5090603@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: LF: Laser link... Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: 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-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:459795968:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40d94e90a00c293f X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hi Stefan http://www.k3pgp.org/laser.htm I use his detector and modulator circuits for my system. 73 Scott On 10/8/2011 10:09 AM, Stefan Schäfer wrote: > LF, > > Just thought about trying a LF RX in the forest and feed the signal > via a laser link to the building here. There is a good direct view to > several suitable places, a good 1000m distant from the city. A simple > laser diode, driven at 15 to 20 mA should work fine for some hours > when having a solar panel that charges during the day. You know these > small lamps for the garden with a solar panel, switching on > automatically when it gets dark... > Just seen HA6PC at OE3GHB-grabber but nothing here or at DF6NM (yes > Mal, i know, you've all worked them in the past...). > Pure AM is probably not the best choice, rather FM. > Does someone of you has useful experiance of such a laser system or > even a ready to use circuit or some hints about a compact IC that does > the job? > > No warnings about the danger of laser light please. > > 73, Stefan/DK7FC > > PS: Sri for beeing a bit OT > >