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Posted: 1/31/2011 7:05:56 AM EDT
The Sea Water Antenna System uses a stream of salt water to transmit signals over a few frequencies. It would take 10 of the seawater antennas to do the work of 80 metallic ones.

http://www.economist.com/node/18007506

http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/science-scope/seawater-antenna-can-transmit-radio-signals/6507/
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:07:27 AM EDT
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INB4 it becomes self aware.






 
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:09:26 AM EDT
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"pee antenna”
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:10:44 AM EDT
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Neat.  I would be concerned that high winds would disperse the stream too much to rely on the system though.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:10:58 AM EDT
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Wow, that's really cool
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:12:47 AM EDT
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Arrggh.

There she blows!  Aegis Cruiser off our port bow, Captain.

Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:14:39 AM EDT
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Neat.  I would be concerned that high winds would disperse the stream too much to rely on the system though.


My concern that is after sex it would broadcast in every direction except for where you intended it to go.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:22:42 AM EDT
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Neat.  I would be concerned that high winds would disperse the stream too much to rely on the system though.


My concern that is after sex it would broadcast in every direction except for where you intended it to go.


Lmao. "hoooooney, you need to wash the bathmats again"

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Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:27:52 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:27:58 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:11:12 AM EDT
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I read about it here maybe 6 months ago. . There was a link to a video .

Yeah it was posted some time back, first in the ham radio forum and then in GD.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:17:05 AM EDT
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That is some really neat technology.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:17:24 AM EDT
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Neat.  I would be concerned that high winds would disperse the stream too much to rely on the system though.


Did not read either article I see.
Lead a horse to water and all that shit....

Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:19:21 AM EDT
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Neat.  I would be concerned that high winds would disperse the stream too much to rely on the system though.


My concern that is after sex it would broadcast in every direction except for where you intended it to go.


Lmao. "hoooooney, you need to wash the bathmats again"

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Ignoring the fact that all broadcasts are "in every direction," that's some funny shit.  
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:23:42 AM EDT
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"The Navy has an antenna, man, and it's MADE OF WATER!"
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:28:24 AM EDT
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spouts between 18 and 24 metres high
Could almost circulate it though tubing




Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:55:20 AM EDT
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i feel sorry for the new recruits, who are sent to the commo room, to get a bucket of " antenna water"...  as if the cans of " squelch" were not bad enough.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 10:48:31 AM EDT
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Neat.  I would be concerned that high winds would disperse the stream too much to rely on the system though.




Did not read either article I see.

Lead a horse to water and all that shit....









 



OK, riddle me this.  Once you have built a plastic tube to enclose the water jet, to keep the wind from dispersing it, what is the benefit over a normal antenna?
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 10:56:18 AM EDT
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i feel sorry for the new recruits, who are sent to the commo room, to get a bucket of " antenna water"...  as if the cans of " squelch" were not bad enough.


And they need 50 feet of Plimsoll Line to hold it up.......
 
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 10:56:56 AM EDT
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Neat.  I would be concerned that high winds would disperse the stream too much to rely on the system though.


Did not read either article I see.
Lead a horse to water and all that shit....



 

OK, riddle me this.  Once you have built a plastic tube to enclose the water jet, to keep the wind from dispersing it, what is the benefit over a normal antenna?


You can reduce the number of antennas required. And, and this is just a guess, is that the RCS would be reduced for the times you're not using the antenna.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 11:04:22 AM EDT
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Good luck with that.  
















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