Someone sent me these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcOhd9ikNAw 10 GHz pulse magnetron destroys electronics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoOT2_Z-GIE microwave gun (1Kw directed HERF) Appear to me they are more simple, using just a cone for focusing. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 07:30:00PM -0400, wirelesswarrior@safe-mail.net wrote:
Jim,
Although Kopp's paper lacks some critical design details there are other online papers that reveal the missing elements in sufficent detail. Key components not shown in the linked article are a Q-switch, a pulse compression device most often used in lasers, that decreases pulse width and increases pulse amplitude (the explosive's detoniation isn't brief enough) and the microwave generator's design.
Heck, according to Kopp you really don't even need an explosive pump. A lightening discharge (triggered by laser or a small rocket) will do the trick. An advantage of the lightening method is the device is not destroyed (if you can safely retrieve it). Disadvantage, you must hide the device near a target (with high lightening activity) for extended periods.