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From: jkl141@tijc02.UUCP (John Leroy    )
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio,sci.space
Subject: Re: Trying to build a fluxgate magnetometer -- help!
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Date: 13 Oct 89 18:42:27 GMT
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Organization: Texas Instr., Johnson City TN
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From article <1914@sactoh0.UUCP>, by mahaun@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark A. Haun):

> 
> I am trying to build a fluxgate magnetometer sensitive enough to
> monitor variations in the Earth's magnetic field, mostly to observe
> magnetic storms caused by big flares on the sun (March 13, 1989
> stuff especially :-) !).
> 
> I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has built any sort of
> fluxgate magnetometer, anyone who has seen a construction article
> for one, or anybody with suggestions/ideas/etc. on the feasibility
> of this project.  Please email to any of the addresses below.

My email to you bounces, so I'll post this.
I just stumbled across "Simple Magnetometers or How to Measure Your 
Own K-Index" by Russell G. Wicker, W4WD in the Proceedings of the 
22nd conference of the Central States VHF Society (1988). If you 
want a copy and can't find the proceedings let me know.
-- 

		-John LeRoy

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