Subj : EMP and Our Radios - from an Email Discussion To : All From : k9zw Date : Tue Oct 25 2022 15:01:34 Originally posted at my blog in March 2013 -- With Paul AE5JU I’ve been discussing by email what I’ve read in EMP literature. There are three types of EMP energy risks. Each with their own mechanisms and countermeasures. Some sources: http://www.empcommission.org/docs/A2473-EMP_Commission-7MB.pdf http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1549/1 http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA239648 http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/effects/eonw_11.pdf And less formal but useful sources: http://www.futurescience.com/emp.html http://www.futurescience.com/emp/EMP-myths.html http://www.futurescience.com/emp/vehicles.html http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/emp.htm http://preparednesspro.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/emp-101-part-iv-faraday-cage/ http://www.survivalblog.com/2013/02/a-preppers-guide-to-emp-by-chris-c.html http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100908_gauging_threat_electromagnetic_pulse_em p_attack As EMP E1,E2,E3 are very different with different effects and countermeasures, I’ll post some of our thoughts down the road in relationship to each type of EMP and Ham Radio. 73 Steve K9ZW (Note the Stratfor links might be available through archive.org) --- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64) * Origin: SPOT BBS / k9zw (700:100/69) .