Fwd: [OT] Power over radio is it a true thing or just a myth ?

[geoffrey mendelson]

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> From: geoffrey mendelson <geoffreymendelson at gmail.com>
> Date: August 24, 2009 5:10:59 PM GMT+03:00
> To: Micha <michf at post.tau.ac.il>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Power over radio is it a true thing or just a myth ?
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> On Aug 24, 2009, at 4:33 PM, Micha wrote:
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>> I don't have a link now but I saw a thread somewhere about the myth  
>> of stealing power from powerlines with a large coil, and the  
>> calculation came to the point if I remember the numebers correctly  
>> that you may be able to run a 1.5v light bulb using several tons of  
>> copper if your are several feet from the power line.
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> The mythbusters did an episode about it.
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> The idea of remote power distribution without wires was killed off  
> because Edison (who supported direct current wired distribution)  
> destroyed Telsa, who proposed AC systems which are being used today.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
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> Geoff.
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> -- geoffrey mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM
> Jerusalem Israel geoffreymendelson at gmail.com
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