From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Wed Jun 13 2001 - 11:25:43 MDT
From: Chuck Kuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>
>How does any kind of radio jammer destroy the power grid, or any
>network not relying on radio? It takes a huge level of radiated RF
>to bring down power distribution - NEMP levels - and a smaller,
>but still large power level to disrupt a PC sitting on the ground
>a few thousand feet from the plane. A PC network inside a steel
>frame building would be very difficult to bring down with a radio
>transmitter of the type you are proposing, as would the land line
>phone network. The best you could hope for with a power
>grid is to force it to go to backup communications with its'
>plants.
Don't think just radio, think EMF in general, and yes an EA6-B
Prowler can knockdown both power stations and so called landline
telephone networks. Essentially it can disrupt control circuitry
and when that occurs, things start to burn....
>I see a technical description of one of these devices, or see one
>deployed, I will refuse to believe in them.
I have seen both, and seeing is believing in this case.
Brian
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