Gary,
You misunderstand my purpose in all that is being said. I don't have =
to be convinced of the wonderful attributes of force balance seismometers. =
If I had the time and expertise to build one of the superb instruments seve=
ral of you are using, I would have it sitting right here somewhere in (or c=
lose) to my house.
What I really want to see happen, if possible, is for their performance to =
increase, based on things that I've learned the last twenty years.
The 'replacement to the STS' pictured in the link provided by Brett is=
stunningly beautiful. Perhaps these pro's have figured out how to altoget=
her remove any limitations of the spring. But Brett indicated (?) that his=
low frequency noise level is not as good as what the professionals are acc=
ustomed to Is it possible for us 'rank amateurs' to do a better job. Mayb=
e. Certainly, from my perspective it is a goal to strive for (just on the =
basis of Kelvin's quote) that Brett recalled to our attention.
Randall
Gary,
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ose in all that is being said. I don’t have to be convinced of =
the wonderful attributes of force balance seismometers. If I had the time a=
nd expertise to build one of the superb instruments several of you are usin=
g, I would have it sitting right here somewhere in (or close) to my house.&=
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What I really want to see h=
appen, if possible, is for their performance to increase, based on things t=
hat I’ve learned the last twenty years.
The ‘replacement to the STS̵=
7; pictured in the link provided by Brett is stunningly beautiful. Pe=
rhaps these pro’s have figured out how to altogether remove any limit=
ations of the spring. But Brett indicated (?) that his low frequency =
noise level is not as good as what the professionals are accustomed to =
; Is it possible for us ‘rank amateurs’ to do a better job.&nbs=
p; Maybe. Certainly, from my perspective it is a goal to strive for (=
just on the basis of Kelvin’s quote) that Brett recalled to our atten=
tion.
Ran=
dall
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