Unknown device
Unknown device
Hi All
Who recognise this thing , what it's purpose ???
Photo = E-bay
Regards Jos
Who recognise this thing , what it's purpose ???
Photo = E-bay
Regards Jos
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- Heimatschuss
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Hi,
There are no cables and no presentation equipment, this effectively excludes a radar even with a remote presentation. There seems to be a turn wheel to move the "thing" in the center independent of the reflector/mirror, and the "thing" does seem to be behind the focal point. I have somewhat jokingly suggested, that it might be a device intended somehow to exploit sun light, but I think it is a possibility we cannot completely exclude. This could explain that the "thing" is behind the focal point. Any type of material located in the focal point would probably melt if the mirror was directed towards the sun.
bregds
SES
There are no cables and no presentation equipment, this effectively excludes a radar even with a remote presentation. There seems to be a turn wheel to move the "thing" in the center independent of the reflector/mirror, and the "thing" does seem to be behind the focal point. I have somewhat jokingly suggested, that it might be a device intended somehow to exploit sun light, but I think it is a possibility we cannot completely exclude. This could explain that the "thing" is behind the focal point. Any type of material located in the focal point would probably melt if the mirror was directed towards the sun.
bregds
SES
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I am guessing it cants, maybe to figure out the altitude of aircraft.SES wrote:Good suggestion. The thing in the center holds the candles, but the light is going to be rather fuzzy since it is not in the focal point.
If it is listening device, why is the center thing turnable independent of the mirror?
bregds
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Not really , the thing would work from caculating the variance of the angles and the timing of sound that hit it even if is not pointed directly at a target, It could stay fairly level for all target not directly overhead.SES wrote:Hi,
No to do that you elevate the whole thing. My question is why can the mirror and "The Thing" elevate independently.
bregds
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Hope this limb I am going out on doesn't break.
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Hi Torsten,
Thank you for the "roses" and you may be on to something. A while back I was on this forum faced with a picture of a number of rings on poles about 20 m apart. And I was speculating like a mad to find a resonable electronic explanation. It was a system to measure the muzzle velocity of guns. We sometimes see test or calibration equipment and I cannot answer your searchlight question. But it looks somewhat monsterous to be a piece of test equipment. What really confounds me is the individual elevation feature and the fact that The Thing is behind the focal point. When Jos and I discussed this off board I suggested a sun energy driven micro oven
We have not tried to figure out, which nation. The soldiers cap looks German, but the boots?
bregds
SES
Thank you for the "roses" and you may be on to something. A while back I was on this forum faced with a picture of a number of rings on poles about 20 m apart. And I was speculating like a mad to find a resonable electronic explanation. It was a system to measure the muzzle velocity of guns. We sometimes see test or calibration equipment and I cannot answer your searchlight question. But it looks somewhat monsterous to be a piece of test equipment. What really confounds me is the individual elevation feature and the fact that The Thing is behind the focal point. When Jos and I discussed this off board I suggested a sun energy driven micro oven
We have not tried to figure out, which nation. The soldiers cap looks German, but the boots?
bregds
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