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Re: Frogs above and below water.

Subject: Re: Frogs above and below water.
From: "Mitch Hill" wa1ykn
Date: Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:26 am ((PDT))
At 08:02 PM 7/17/2010 +0300, you wrote:
>I was also thinking of some sort of buffle that would serve as a
>stabilizer or sth similar

One thing to keep in mind, the water/air boundary i.e. the surface of the
water, is a perfect reflector (mirror) to sound in either medium due to the=

large difference in density... Also, this concept can be used effectively
by using a curtain of bubbles the water such as from an airhose or, on the=

other hand, a natural source of bubbles will interfere with the
transmission of sound along a path in water.  You can accomplish this same=

effect with a sheet thin closed cell neoprene foam material or a
cork/rubber composition type gasket material if you wish to block the
conduction/transmission of sound.  One example of this is the use of either=

of these materials glued to a hydrophone to control its sensitivity to
sound from directions other than the signals you want...

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Thanks,
Mitch & Shadow...

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