High frequency radio is still below the visible part of the spectrum, gamma is waaay above it.
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skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 6 days agoIt sounds like it’s a directed microwave cooker. Works on people too, just not ones behind good cover.
Fluke@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Arcka@midwest.social 5 days ago
Tech Ingredients YT channel made a diy microwave directed energy device to disrupt consumer drones.
void_turtle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
They are definitely not blasting gamma rays to bring down drones lol. “radio” is a specific range of frequencies so “high frequency radio” is just frequencies at the higher end of that specific range.
Gamma rays are insanely dangerous. I’m too lazy to do calculations/research to back this up but I suspect that gamma rays intense enough to reliably drop a drone would also give cancer/radiation poisoning to anyone remotely downrange (and also the operators).