TBG 150 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Down toward the bottom of it, it has what appears to be an LNB. And by the angle of the LNB it may be able to capture spot beam signals. But the hoop type object doesn't have a dish shape to it to capture and direct the signal to the focal point of the supposed LNB. Too bad it isn't a nice clear pic. A proper zoom and I'd have a great shot at Leora's feet. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squirrel Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I agree Paul is a smart guy. He just needs to mature as a man. Given time I'm sure he will but I am not sure he will still be with Leora! I'm sure Google's HR has sent out an application to him already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther063 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Or he's just finished a sight for a very large gun .... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther063 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 It's a directional antenna. I know nothing about antennas, of course, but I do understand a bit about engineering. I'm waiting to watch him wind a thousand turns of wire to make a Tesla coil. He's far smarter than most CamCaps members give him credit for. Anyhow, the device looks cool. A Tesla coil is used for generating electricity, this device he is building appears to be meant to receive signals. So far it is hard to determine it's purpose and may be designed for any number of reasons. It also looks like the base coil on a ground sweeping bomb or metal detector. There are what appears to be cables running off one side near the stem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whoever Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 i think he is Building a Nuclear Reactor.. the neighborhood needs to run on the Emergency Generator too much so the House manager gave him the Mission to do it.. i really hope he can Finnish it before the next Winter.. so they can have full use of it .. and i think he may have some Plutonium somewhere.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squirrel Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I'm pretty sure it's a receiving antenna. It looks a lot like the ones that secret police or Gestapo used to track down illicit transmitters in WWII. They'd drive around with them on the top of their lorry, the antenna would rotate, then they'd go in and shoot the allied agents when the signal got the strongest. Made for suspenseful movies. On the other hand, maybe he has AT&T and wants to get more bars in more places for a change, so he plans to hook this up to his cell phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I think he's trying to build a way-back machine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkramp76 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 It is a Magnetic Loop Antenna. That box at the bottom houses a tuning capacitor and the inner single loop is what "picks off" the signal. It is a tuned directional antenna with a built in pre-selector. I wonder if it is for Shortwave Listening or if he is an Amateur Radio Operator like myself. I see no Ham Gear around... yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsouth Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Not being an electrical engineer by any means, could it perhaps be a home made HDTV antena? Seen similiar designs of the same via Internet...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther063 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 It is a tuned directional antenna with a built in pre-selector. If it is an antenna, it is an omni-directional antenna. Directional antenna require a center receiver if round and should be dished to focus the signal. I have also seen them made out of Pringle cans, but are more commonly the Yagi type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAY Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Wait are you sure that stick or directional thingy isn't like one of those electric fly zappers? OR could be some sort of electrode-gizmo guidance device to bring in the Mother Ship to take him home..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther063 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 When I saw it standing up it looked like a dream catcher. He must be a big dreamer ... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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