How did it power itself for so many years to transmit? | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

ferros on June 12, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Thing

How did it power itself for so many years to transmit?

542458 on June 12, 2019 | [–]

That’s the beauty of it - it works by passively modulating incoming radio frequencies, so it has no power supply. The power comes solely from the incoming radio energy.

juandazapata on June 12, 2019 | [–]

Read the article. It's explained there.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact