[ARC5] Jammers and lights

[J. Forster]

A PMT is a good, simple wideband noise source. The PMT's gain is high so
it produces a substantial output signal. It looks like a current source of
up to 100 uA which is substantial in the tube world.

-John

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> Speaking of lights and tubes, I always thought it interesting that WWII
> vintage radar jammers used 931 photomultiplier tunes with a light shining
> into them as a modulation source.
>
> I guess this sort of makes sense, in that what you are trying to do is
> fill the other guy's radarscope with light so he can't see you.  But it
> also seems like a needlessly complex way of doing that.
>
> Wayne
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