AREA:ALIEN

  From: youngs@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Scott D. Young)
  Date: 5 Jan 92 23:51:25 GMT
  Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
  Message-ID: <1992Jan5.235125.1570@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
  Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors,sci.skeptic

  In <1992Jan3.162739.21793@bilver.uucp>
  dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) writes:

 >>Came across this little "jewel" the other day..
 >>((I don't write this stuff folks..I just pass it along :-))
 >>----Begin Included text------------------------------------------

 >>Date: 12-28-91  13:43
 >>From: Bruce Alexander
 >>Subj: Detector

                             _______________
                           /                 \
                          |     _______       |
          Glass housing-->|    I.......I      |
                          |    I:      :      |
                          |    I:<-----:------|--To battery +
                          |    I:      :      |
                          |    I:..... :      |
                          |    I::  .:.:..<---|--Wire loop
                L-strut --|--->I::     :      |  to battery -
                          |    I::     :      |
                          |    I::   MMMMM<---|--Magnet
                          |    I::            |
                          |    I::            |
                           \   I::           /
                            |__I::__________|
                         BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB<--Base(wood)
                                ::
                   .............::.............
                   :                          :
                   :                          :
        __________ :                          : ____________
       |          |+                          -|            |
       | Battery  |                            |   Buzzer   |
       |          |                           +|____________|
       |__________|-                          :
                   :..........................:

     OK, John, here it is.  It can be constructed for the price of a 12v
 battery, a door buzzer or bell a magnet and some wire.  The housing is a
 large jar such as institutional size foods come in.  The base is a simple
 wood block and the strut can be a coat hanger.  The rest should be self
 explanatory, but if you have any questions, feel free.

   The magnet is delfected by any strong magnetic field, such as that which
 is purportedly produced by a UFO.  If the field is strong enough, the 
circuitis closed and the buzzer sounds.  The loop shouldn't be more than 1" 
in diameter and the wire should be as thin as possible depending on the 
battery you use.  The beauty of this is it will not make a sound if the UFO 
is an airplane or AF test craft, unless they are using exotic power 
supplies.

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  Unfortunately, you may get spurious readings during times of high solar
  activity. I have seen plans for an "Aurora Detector" similar to what is
  described. Basically, the rise in the flux of the magnetic particles from
  the sun would trigger the buzzer. This would be quite erratic, especially
  during an auroral display.

    BTW, why do UFO's have intense magnetic fields? I must have missed
   that part.

    Scott Young
    youngs@ccu.umanitoba.ca

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