The makings of a very bad idea...

Fri Nov 9 11:51:08 CST 2012

On 11/9/2012 11:46 AM, Karl W4KRL wrote:
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> http://www2.electronicproducts.com/Kites_generate_electricity-article-FANE_wind_kites_electricity_Nov2012-html.aspx
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> How the kite power station works
>
> Kites are sent up to 1,500 ft in the air to be caught by strong winds. 
> The kites are connected to cables that are about 2,300 ft long and 
> attached to vehicles equipped with control and measuring technology 
> that pull them around on circuit rails. A generator then converts the 
> kinetic energy of the vehicles into electricity.
>
>

a variation on Benjamin Franklin's original idea ?

73
André N4ICK
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