RSSWind farms interfere with radar?
This is interesting, Wind farm construction out in Illinois is being halted, because the giant turbines might interfere with military radar - some folks don't care for Wind Farms either, it can spoil their view of the ocean - [via] Link.
In MAKE we show you how to make a Wind Powered Generator - With a motor and some piping, it's suprisingly easy to build this inexpensive, efficient windmill generator. MAKE 05 - Page 90. If you make one and/or have access to wind farms and military radar, could you drop us a note and let us know what could be going on?
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Jun 1, 2006 08:17 AM
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Interesting link to an analysis done "to evaluate the potential effects of six planned Cape Wind Associates, LLC wind turbine project areas to existing microwave telecom systems":
Now the bad guys know what to do to pass incognito to the radars of our mighty military. They can disguise themselves as giant wind powered propeller.
For those who think windfarms ruin the view, maybe they can be given alternatives: LNG terminal, nuclear power plants, oil reffineries... a few propellers on a stick don't look so bad after all :)
I'm in central Illinois and sadly must report that radar isn't the only hangup here showing up in the local papers. Law suites are being filed that the spinning blades of a windmill farm will cause disorientation and nausea to those who live near by. One lawyer claims that looking at the windmills is equivalent to psychedelic drugs (just have to wonder how he knows this?)
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