[LeVentNoir]

Today, Integrated Electronics, the leading electrical experts in Rockport announced the completion and success of the thereminograpgh. A upgrade and development of the electrical instrument the Theremin, this device acts as a passive detector of changes in electric fields. What is the use of this, you may say?

Well, we have constructed on with a range so great, we are able to observe the moon passing overhead, and a sensitivity such that we can tell the difference between two tennis balls where on has been injected with a mere 1ml of water.

So, it is powerful, now what does it do? Well, we have constructed three of these, and placed them widely separated within our nation. Using computer filters and advanced processing, we can create a 3d map of all electric field disturbances within a given range, that are above ground. Next, we can compare this map retroactively with previous ones, to determine the velocity of the disturbances. The net effect is that we can now detect all movement within our set radius, and with classification can place disturbances into various categories. Some people will be angered, that their expensive stealth technology is now out dated, but we feel the construction of these passive detectors will lead to better detection of planes and other vehicles though out the world, leading to less collisions and improved safety.

All that is required is the three antennae for triangulation and the computer technology to handle the processing.

HKEDIT: HUGE IMAGE. Either link it or cut down the size meatbag.
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A possible anntenna site. Note: They do not have to be vertical, or even straight. A coil would work just as well.

[lalzar]

can i buy one of these systems?

[Lynneth]

Saboria would be interested in acquiring several of these antennae for surveillance of our territory.

[LeVentNoir]

Socialist Nueveria, on Nov 24 2008, 01:10 PM, said:

The Empire notes the construction of a technologically advanced system of detectors to detect stealth aircraft that conceivably shouldn't ever have to fly over Rockport, if the use of their vaunted diplomacy is so exceptional.

Not only does it track stealth planes, it tracks migratory birds and fish, a area of research receiving large amounts on interest from our biologists at this moment. The fact that is can detect stealth planes is a side effect. Our primary reason for constructing this was as a new technology to replace radar. With our new airport, and the fact that many animals are effected adversely by radar, we engineered a system by which we could not only manage our commercial planes, we could track the animals passively, even seeing if they have had tracking tags placed on them. All this comes at the great bonus that this system uses much less power than a radar system because it is passive.

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can i buy one of these systems?

Unfortunately, you do not have the computer power nor linguistic skills to warrant our sale of one of these systems to you.

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Saboria would be interested in acquiring several of these antennae for surveillance of our territory.

We are not able to produce many units as of this moment, and we will be using those for further advanced testing.

[Lynneth]

LeVentNoir, on Nov 24 2008, 01:26 AM, said:

We are not able to produce many units as of this moment, and we will be using those for further advanced testing.

Understandable.
We'll wait patiently until more units can be built.

[Silhouette]

New Cymru would also be intrested in purchasing some units.

[Margrave]

The Government of Camberlain would be interested in hiring the Scientists of Rockport to aid them in developing the agriculture of our country. As we expand to overwhelm the territory we possess, we find ourselves faced with the possibility of a food shortage, and while fish is everywhere in the islands, wheat, grain, beef, and various fruits and vegatables are not, and our current trade partners can only supply us with so much. Would Rockport be interested in such a proposal?

[The Confederation]

Margrave, on Nov 23 2008, 07:34 PM, said:

The Government of Camberlain would be interested in hiring the Scientists of Rockport to aid them in developing the agriculture of our country. As we expand to overwhelm the territory we possess, we find ourselves faced with the possibility of a food shortage, and while fish is everywhere in the islands, wheat, grain, beef, and various fruits and vegatables are not, and our current trade partners can only supply us with so much. Would Rockport be interested in such a proposal?

OOC: Lavo might be your better choice. Ask him about Skyfarms.

[Silhouette]

We can help the citizens of Camberlain conduct a mass exodus to Australia if the wish.

This post has been edited by Silhouette: 23 November 2008 - 06:37 PM

[Mirreille]

LeVentNoir, on Nov 23 2008, 07:06 PM, said:

All that is required is the three antennae for triangulation and the computer technology to handle the processing.

That's the problem though, isn' it? You say this tracks every single change in electric fields, and differentiates between them, all in real time. I can't even begin to guess how much computing power that system is going to require. Also, I wonder how an EMP would affect this; it would certainly blot out or distort every field in it's radius, no? For how long?

A very interesting toy, but only the nations with truly advanced computing tech will likely to be able to use these. It's still pretty impressive.

[LeVentNoir]

Mirreille, on Nov 24 2008, 09:18 PM, said:

That's the problem though, isn' it? You say this tracks every single change in electric fields, and differentiates between them, all in real time. I can't even begin to guess how much computing power that system is going to require. Also, I wonder how an EMP would affect this; it would certainly blot out or distort every field in it's radius, no? For how long?

A very interesting toy, but only the nations with truly advanced computing tech will likely to be able to use these. It's still pretty impressive.

The original design this was based on used vacuum tube technology and showed the changes in the fields as sound variations. We have simply started a database of fields and enlisted pattern matching technology. However, to work at full capacity, it requires some of our cryogenically cooled supercomputers. Yes, a EMP would be disastrous, as the antenna make excellent receivers of it, and would channel a large current into the fragile computational areas. We ask that all nations wishing to use a EMP that would include part or all of our nation in its effect to warn us in advance so we can disconnect the antenna from the computers. Unless attacked directly to pulse will not be strong enough to affect the computers directly but with the antenna, it could prove fatal to the advanced electronics.

This post has been edited by LeVentNoir: 02 January 2009 - 01:25 AM

[lalzar]

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Unless attacked directly to pulse will not be string enough to affect the computers directly

OOC who's linguistically challenged now try spell check

This post has been edited by lalzar: 24 November 2008 - 07:57 PM

[LeVentNoir]

lalzar, on Nov 25 2008, 02:50 PM, said:

OOC who's linguistically challenged now try spell check

Wtf? My spell check shows nothing, now stop the spam.

Spell checks don't show if you have the wrong word. Now please shut it.

This post has been edited by LeVentNoir: 24 November 2008 - 08:01 PM

[Silhouette]

OOC: Please show what you are refering to, also, grammar is your friend.

[JEDCJT]

New Roma is interested into purchasing some units. But we can wait.

[BaronUberstein]

Ubersteinia is interested in buying such a system.

OOC: A way to stop the EMP would be to make them able to:
1. Retract into the ground.

2. Be in a dome thing that closes when missiles are seen incoming

[LeVentNoir]

BaronUberstein, on Dec 1 2008, 11:52 AM, said:

Ubersteinia is interested in buying such a system.

OOC: A way to stop the EMP would be to make them able to:
1. Retract into the ground.

2. Be in a dome thing that closes when missiles are seen incoming

We might be willing to sell such systems to nation with similar ideologies to ours, or nation which we see as able to handle this kind of technology. It requires three super computers linked, with each requiring to be able to run at over 2.0 petaflops sustained. The cost of such computers is estimated at over $1,000,000,000 credits. This is in addition to the hardware (antenna, magnification arrays etc)

[Botha]

OOC: I used to have a theremin (still do actually, in storage) and cannot see it working for focusing in on specific objects apart from the moving object nearest to its antennas. The heterodyning principle behind theremins would only work at detecting a distant object only if every other physical object in its antenna path was completely immobile.

[LeVentNoir]

OOC: PM me the details, I was sure I had it all figured out. Lets not derail the thread.