An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, is a blast of electrical energy, typically of very short duration. Those of low relative energy are experienced as “pops” that you might hear in audio equipment. They can be man-made or of natural origin, and can travel over wires or through the air. The most common EMP of any magnitude that we observe on a regular basis would be lightning.
Amateur radio operators, or hams, have contended with that latter form of EMP ever since they first put wire antennas in the sky. Hit by lightning, those antennas transmit that power to radio gear, blowing thousands of dollars of equipment to kingdom-come in a split second. In spite of your surge protector, if lightning hits your power lines, any computers connected to the house current will probably be history. As will all of your audio and video gear, and the microchips in your refrigerator and microwave. Not to mention anything else with delicate electronic components that is unfortunate enough to get between that pulse and the ground.
Hopefully, you didn’t get lost during that short tutorial, but it should help you understand the potentially disastrous risks we face as we look at EMPs and their effects on page two.
this s,o,b. is going to try for another term people if we let this happen we are doomed
I would like to know why the US is the only country that hasn’t taken steps to protect our grid? No money? Yet, Obama gives our hard earned tax money away to build mosques in other countries or takes jobs away from Americans and gives them to illegal immigrants. He knew our grid was vulnerable and might have wanted to keep it that way for nefarious reasons. I wouldn’t be surprised.
It’s a shame he can’t run the country with out all his executive orders .don’t you think.
Ok people so because you know this do something about it!!!
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Come on congress arrest this horrible man he is destroying our country. I do not like this corrupted man or his counterpart Hillary both need arrested
Because there is something going on that only Whitehouse members cannot tell..or they will be in hell. Worst President in American history…Disgrace to his race
Oh no you don’t!!!
RACIST POS NEVER BEEN OUR PRESIDENT BUT A FRAUD FROM KENYA TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY , HES NOTHING BUT A RACIST TREASONOUS TRAITOR AGAINST OUR COUNTRY, NEEDS TO BE ARRESTED, REMOVED, DEFUNDED NOW, NEVER TO GET ANOTHER CENT, HES STOLENENOUGH ALREADY FUNDING HIS PPL.