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1. ranger_danger ◴[] No.44373553[source]
Let's hope someone doesn't put on a bigger "antenna" on one of these and start frying electronics from a distance.
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2. semi-extrinsic ◴[] No.44374557[source]
Inverse square law to the rescue!

Jokes aside, I've always been curious how much you could accomplish in this direction by driving a microwave magnetron into a horn antenna using an old pulse forming network off ebay... Hell, even travelling wave tubes are getting affordable these days.

3. Kirby64 ◴[] No.44389011[source]
Even the actual chipshouter isn’t capable of doing that, really. This thing has a puny amount of power in comparison.