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From: depolo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeff DePolo)
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Subject: Re: Wanted RADAR kit, was (Re: Measuring vehicle speed)
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Date: 27 Jun 91 05:02:10 GMT
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In article <1840053@hpsad.HP.COM> frankb@hpsad.HP.COM (Frank Ball) writes:
>
>> Ramsey Electronics sells a radar speed indicator kit for under $100.
>> You make the gun out of a tennis ball can which you provide :-)
>> I imagine one could take the LED output lines and utilize them for
>> computer sensing.
>
>Just what is this kit?  Is is really RADAR? or is it SONAR (ultrasonic)?
>or maybe LASER (with a diode?)?
>Frank Ball   frankb@hpsad.HP.COM   pyramid!hplabs!hpsad!frankb

No, it's doppler radar.  S band.  I've seen Ramsey's demo models working
at hamfests, but heard a lot of grief from a couple of netters who built
the kit themselves.
	
							--- Jeff



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