Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-md01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 6A68138000087; Sat, 8 Oct 2011 13:16:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RCaVA-0007qP-I5 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:15:56 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RCaVA-0007qE-5f for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:15:56 +0100 Received: from out1.ip09ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.245]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RCaV8-0001uw-QV for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:15:56 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AtIAAB6EkE5cF/UC/2dsb2JhbABDiTCPSEOOZIEGgU4FAQEEAQgBAQMlASMCJgYBAQMFAgEDEQQBAQolFAEEGgYWCAYTCgECAgEBh20Cth2HQwSlSA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.68,508,1312153200"; d="scan'208";a="492900665" Received: from host-92-23-245-2.as13285.net (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.23.245.2]) by out1.ip09ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 08 Oct 2011 18:15:49 +0100 Message-ID: <001501cc85dd$eaf9fc60$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <4E9083DB.5090603@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 17:15:45 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Re: Laser link... Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" 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=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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: 0:2:451655744:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60554e9085755ca4 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Stefan You are making a Simple job Difficult g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Schäfer" To: Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 5:09 PM Subject: LF: Laser link... > 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 >