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to: WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
from: BEN RITCHEY
date: 2005-02-14 11:55:20
subject: Re: IR

* An ongoing debate between Wayne Chirnside and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

| WC> Think it was Forrest Mims who wrote for Popular Electronics
| WC> that made mention of using color slide film.

Yes, I like Mims, have most of his stuff from RS 

| WC> I got ranges out to over 2,000 feet at night with lenses
| WC> and a mere LED before alignment became difficult.

Hmmm...maybe a laser diode?  [:^)

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