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The transatlantic telluric communication project is an experimental attempt to transfer power between two specially arranged Tesla transformers, one in the US and one in the UK. Electrical power and hence modulated communication in the form of Morse Code or low bandwidth telephony will be transferred between TX and RX bidirectionally. If this experiment could prove successful it will represent one of the most significant Tesla based experiments since Tesla's own era, and also serve to validate the principles, apparatus, and experiments that Tesla was engaged with. Even if not successful it should reveal a wealth of research into the underlying principles and suitable apparatus for further investigations and experiments, and whether telluric power transfer and communication is actually possible over such large distances through the earth.
Tesla was originally arranging telluric transfer of power at 45Kc which requires very large coil dimensions, and powerful apparatus and generator equipment to drive the TMT system. This intended experiment will start in the 160m amateur radio band, at say 1.86Mc, where coil dimensions and generator apparatus and power are much more manageable, and work down in frequency band from this if required, and as resources become available.
This topic reports the progress of this experiment since its initiation at the 2022 Energy, Science, and Technology Conference.
The Tx and Rx system are constructed and operated by AMInnovations in the UK, and Griffin and Hakasays in the US. Both stations will act as both TX and RX for bidirectional experiments. For much more information on the theory, design, apparatus, and operation of successful telluric experiments, visit the Telluric category at AMInnovations website at link:
https://www.am-innovations.com/categ...ments/telluric
What follows is an update so far on the preparation for the UK station at AMInnovations Lab:
Attached are pictures of my preliminary apparatus and setup of the 3-coil Tesla transformer that I will use for TX and RX between the US and UK, along with the generator system which is up to 1kW modulated power in the 160m amateur band.
The electrical and mechanical design of the coils in the pictures (less extra coil) are covered here:
https://www.am-innovations.com/tesla...al-coil-design
I have not tuned the coil or done the VNA analysis yet. I plan to do a video of the VNA tuning and setup, along with picking the best drive point, which will be the series mode of the extra coil, with the parallel modes adjusted to form the best LMD cavity with the ground system. I am aiming for a target extra coil series mode at 1.86Mc, and will send the data for tuning etc. when I have it, but probably not until late Aug/early Sept.
Note that the coil system has a telescopic antenna on both the secondary coil, and another can be attached to the BNC at the top of the extra coil. These dual telescopic aerials lead to very fine tuning of the series modes through small adjustments of wire length, and you can get a very finely adjusted and balanced tuning point like this. Much more on this when I make the tuning video and do the write-up .
The Kenwood linear amplifier generator connects via the normal matching equipment (Palstar AT5K) to a Bird inline digital power meter, and I will be making some high-power efficiency tests down to the ground system as well. I would expect to be able to get at least 95% of the power from the generator into the ground system with the Tesla transformer properly setup and tuned for both series and parallel modes, and where the LMD mode is dominant through to the ground system.
Work in progress, but this is where I have got to so far .
Best wishes,
Adrian
The transatlantic telluric communication project is an experimental attempt to transfer power between two specially arranged Tesla transformers, one in the US and one in the UK. Electrical power and hence modulated communication in the form of Morse Code or low bandwidth telephony will be transferred between TX and RX bidirectionally. If this experiment could prove successful it will represent one of the most significant Tesla based experiments since Tesla's own era, and also serve to validate the principles, apparatus, and experiments that Tesla was engaged with. Even if not successful it should reveal a wealth of research into the underlying principles and suitable apparatus for further investigations and experiments, and whether telluric power transfer and communication is actually possible over such large distances through the earth.
Tesla was originally arranging telluric transfer of power at 45Kc which requires very large coil dimensions, and powerful apparatus and generator equipment to drive the TMT system. This intended experiment will start in the 160m amateur radio band, at say 1.86Mc, where coil dimensions and generator apparatus and power are much more manageable, and work down in frequency band from this if required, and as resources become available.
This topic reports the progress of this experiment since its initiation at the 2022 Energy, Science, and Technology Conference.
The Tx and Rx system are constructed and operated by AMInnovations in the UK, and Griffin and Hakasays in the US. Both stations will act as both TX and RX for bidirectional experiments. For much more information on the theory, design, apparatus, and operation of successful telluric experiments, visit the Telluric category at AMInnovations website at link:
https://www.am-innovations.com/categ...ments/telluric
What follows is an update so far on the preparation for the UK station at AMInnovations Lab:
Attached are pictures of my preliminary apparatus and setup of the 3-coil Tesla transformer that I will use for TX and RX between the US and UK, along with the generator system which is up to 1kW modulated power in the 160m amateur band.
The electrical and mechanical design of the coils in the pictures (less extra coil) are covered here:
https://www.am-innovations.com/tesla...al-coil-design
I have not tuned the coil or done the VNA analysis yet. I plan to do a video of the VNA tuning and setup, along with picking the best drive point, which will be the series mode of the extra coil, with the parallel modes adjusted to form the best LMD cavity with the ground system. I am aiming for a target extra coil series mode at 1.86Mc, and will send the data for tuning etc. when I have it, but probably not until late Aug/early Sept.
Note that the coil system has a telescopic antenna on both the secondary coil, and another can be attached to the BNC at the top of the extra coil. These dual telescopic aerials lead to very fine tuning of the series modes through small adjustments of wire length, and you can get a very finely adjusted and balanced tuning point like this. Much more on this when I make the tuning video and do the write-up .
The Kenwood linear amplifier generator connects via the normal matching equipment (Palstar AT5K) to a Bird inline digital power meter, and I will be making some high-power efficiency tests down to the ground system as well. I would expect to be able to get at least 95% of the power from the generator into the ground system with the Tesla transformer properly setup and tuned for both series and parallel modes, and where the LMD mode is dominant through to the ground system.
Work in progress, but this is where I have got to so far .
Best wishes,
Adrian
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