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Offline SLOweather

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Lightning detection with an oscilloscope
« on: January 16, 2016, 07:01:27 PM »
Lightning detection with an oscilloscope:

http://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/lightning-observing

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Re: Lightning detection with an oscilloscope
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2016, 09:06:48 AM »
My Blitzortung RED has 1m loops with 9 turns. This article calls for 50 turns, wow!  :shock:

I guess that you won't need much gain then....

I can see the same thing on Blitzortung. I do enjoy watching the Lissajous pattern with the lightning stokes.

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