Balloon RF probe.

jim bell jdb10987 at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 22 22:41:41 PDT 2015


http://www.wired.com/2015/09/balloon-spy-probe-deep-sweep/

I was thinking about something like this, about 25 years ago.  But rather than a free-flying balloon, I felt that an aerostat configuration would be better.  Further, I figured that a bidirectional optical fiber link would be useful, such as:  http://datainterfaces.com/sfp-modules-single-strand-bidirectional-gigabit-SC.aspx?gclid=CjwKEAjw-IOwBRD1wrTC27fSjFISJABUDZ17VgezJOQe9_0o3_9WJIWBYvqkpJyge7-5g3ZkgT4wZBoC1vzw_wcB
An otherwise-unjacketed optical fiber, but with a woven Kevlar strength covering, would be useful.  
Obviously, the FAA wouldn't approve, but that doesn't keep us from imagining, huh?  
            Jim Bell.  
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