Pooch from Repkord dropped by my studio while he was in St. Louis, and asked a simple question: Can a 3D printer's heatbed act as an antenna? A fair question, as many an antenna is embedded in a PCB these days... and the traces on a PCB heatbed like the one used in Prusa's Core One look kinda like an antenna, if you squint the right way. Really, anything (or anyone) can be an antenna, given enough power.
  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    10 days ago

    FM radio stations can transmit up to 100 kW. You can probably receive some just by sticking a paper clip in the antenna jack even if you are a long ways from the transmitter.