[Laser] What's the freq?

Zack Widup [email protected]
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:49:58 -0500 (CDT)


Probably a 650 nM (or 6500 Angstrom) laser which is about 461 THz.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, VE7DXG wrote:

> This weekend VE7DDR and myself made our first laser QSO.
> We were using the cheapo Ramsey Laser Communicator kits over a 3km path.
> There is lot to improve yet, but it was great to see the "flash" from the
> darkness when we found each other with the beam.
> I don't think I describe the setup we were using after seeing some of the
> pictures the pros took of their setups...
> Anyway, for my log, what is the frequency of a red laser (same as you have
> in a pointer pen)? Is it something like 450THz?
> 
> 73,
> Gabor, VE7DXG
>