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curprev 15:2615:26, 14 April 2024‎ User826481 talk contribs‎ m 124,146 bytes +15‎ clarification of a date undo Tag: Visual edit: Switched

curprev 14:3214:32, 9 April 2024‎ 46.18.177.138 talk‎ 124,131 bytes +11‎ →‎External links: Category change undo

curprev 22:2722:27, 18 February 2024‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 124,120 bytes +74‎ Reverted good faith edits by JugSouthgate (talk): No reason given; unsourced; title in lead does not match name of article; intro should mention that it is an obsolete transmitter undo Tags: Twinkle Undo Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
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curprev 19:1719:17, 9 February 2024‎ Thomas H. White talk contribs‎ 124,120 bytes −16‎ →‎The "spark" era: Update reference links to point to original documents undo

curprev 06:3206:32, 6 February 2024‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 124,136 bytes +1,055‎ →‎The "spark" era: Added sentence on the chaos on the air the night of the disaster and supporting citations undo
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curprev 03:5803:58, 19 December 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 123,060 bytes −72‎ Undid revision 1190658828 by Chetvorno (talk) Wrong URL undo Tag: Undo
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curprev 23:0323:03, 25 October 2023‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 123,060 bytes −186‎ Alter: url. URLs might have been anonymized. Removed proxy/dead URL that duplicated identifier. Removed access-date with no URL. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | #UCB_CommandLine undo
curprev 20:1120:11, 25 October 2023‎ InternetArchiveBot talk contribs‎ 123,246 bytes +191‎ Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5) (AManWithNoPlan - 15897 undo

curprev 22:1022:10, 25 September 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 123,055 bytes +8‎ →‎The "spark" era: Ce undo

curprev 06:5006:50, 12 September 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 123,047 bytes −20‎ →‎Non-syntonic transmitters: Typo undo
curprev 06:4806:48, 12 September 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 123,067 bytes −1,971‎ Replaced Hong citations, which were messed up by a bot which confused two sources by the author, with inline page numbers undo

curprev 09:4109:41, 5 September 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,038 bytes +31‎ →‎Disadvantages: Added the third researcher undo

curprev 07:4307:43, 7 August 2023‎ Headbomb talk contribs‎ 125,007 bytes −70‎ →‎First transatlantic radio transmission: ce undo

curprev 18:4518:45, 1 March 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,077 bytes −30‎ Added citation undo

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curprev 19:3519:35, 28 February 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,382 bytes −145‎ →‎Theory of operation: Reverted the 3 recent edits starting 20:23, 16 February 2023‎ by User:Giraffedata. Erroneous, not supported by the sources. The spark gap does not discharge through the induction coil, the coil charges the capacitor. Many transmitters didn't have a capacitor, they used the capacitance of the antenna, see "Non-syntonic transmitters" below. undo
curprev 01:4201:42, 28 February 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,527 bytes +32‎ →‎Continuous waves: Added citation undo

curprev 04:5804:58, 17 February 2023‎ Giraffedata talk contribs‎ 125,495 bytes +161‎ Rewrite role of spark gap and source of inductance to conform to sources undo
curprev 04:2604:26, 17 February 2023‎ Giraffedata talk contribs‎ 125,334 bytes +4‎ due works better as an adjective undo
curprev 04:2304:23, 17 February 2023‎ Giraffedata talk contribs‎ 125,330 bytes +10‎ The thing that discharges is a capacitor, not a capacitance undo

curprev 19:3619:36, 8 February 2023‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,320 bytes −2‎ →‎Charging circuit and spark rate: Typo undo
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curprev 03:5003:50, 12 December 2022‎ JdelaF talk contribs‎ 125,740 bytes +63‎ added examples of freq vs antenna lengths (see talk pg) undo Tag: Visual edit

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curprev 06:3606:36, 2 December 2022‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 125,653 bytes +22‎ Add: isbn. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Radio electronics | #UCB_Category 41/166 undo

curprev 07:3107:31, 5 November 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,631 bytes +68‎ →‎Non-syntonic transmitters: Commercial use of radio began around 1900 undo

curprev 00:5100:51, 16 September 2022‎ Natg 19 talk contribs‎ m 125,563 bytes +15‎ Disambiguating links to Prism (link changed to Prism (optics)) using DisamAssist. undo

curprev 00:3600:36, 7 September 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,548 bytes −51‎ →‎Obsolescence: Remove redlink undo

curprev 05:2105:21, 3 September 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,599 bytes +1‎ →‎Operation cycle: Punct. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
curprev 05:2105:21, 3 September 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,598 bytes +28‎ →‎Operation cycle: Clarified the point that it takes both an electric and magnetic field to create an electromagnetic wave undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

curprev 17:0117:01, 22 August 2022‎ Wtshymanski talk contribs‎ 125,570 bytes −12‎ unnecessary here Undid revision 1104413259 by 23.236.23.78 (talk) undo Tag: Undo

curprev 20:2320:23, 14 August 2022‎ 23.236.23.78 talk‎ 125,582 bytes +12‎ They are illegal under FCC rules. undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 06:3506:35, 23 July 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,570 bytes +22‎ →‎Marconi's timed spark system: Added citation undo

curprev 16:3716:37, 12 July 2022‎ Colonies Chris talk contribs‎ m 125,548 bytes −14‎ Redirect bypass from Kennelly-Heaviside layer to Kennelly–Heaviside layer using popups undo

curprev 03:0603:06, 10 July 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,562 bytes −55‎ →‎Legacy: Vandalism undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

curprev 00:5800:58, 6 June 2022‎ Praemonitus talk contribs‎ 125,617 bytes +4‎ Add a link undo

curprev 19:3819:38, 8 May 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,613 bytes +14‎ →‎Syntonic transmitters: Clarified date range undo

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curprev 08:1508:15, 1 March 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,589 bytes −15‎ →‎Disadvantages: The energy in each damped wave was limited to the amount of energy stored in the antennas capacitance before each spark. The main reason for the low damping was the antenna couldn’t store much energy due to its low capacitance undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

curprev 17:3417:34, 27 February 2022‎ Chetvorno talk contribs‎ 125,604 bytes 0‎ →‎Marconi's timed spark system: Moved citation undo

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