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Written by jaseg on 2025-01-29 at 11:03

People always go on about how microwave stuff is "black magic", but did anyone ever point out how the Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) spheres that are widely used as the core component of electrically tunable microwave components are literal crystal balls?

Image below from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8230960 , a paper describing the construction of a oscillator built around a YIG sphere.

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Written by Dave on 2025-01-29 at 11:30

@jaseg I enjoy pointing out to people that crystals are the core magic at the heart of all radios.

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Written by Piggo :verified_horse: on 2025-01-29 at 11:50

@jaseg "Can't believe it's not butter" vibes

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Written by polly !! 🇵🇸 on 2025-01-29 at 15:41

@jaseg i'm pondering the sphere

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