On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 16:55:35 GMT, "Galilea" wrote:

Hi Galilea,

You give the impression of being under the spell of a lot of
illusions. As you appear to be writing from an academic institution,
you should have been educated in the first principles of engineering:
a well described problem contains its own solution.

What you have been describing through your series of postings are
simple musings or rambling thoughts, nothing really coherent.
Stringing facts together does not really describe what you are
seeking. Let's examine this by parts:
I can understand all you are saying but in this case it is am impulsive
wideband signal (500 - 2.5 GHz), with a defined start and finish,
This is specific, detailed and uninformative. By definition, an
impulse has a defined start and finish, so nothing of value is added
by making such a declaration unless this start and finish are somehow
out of the ordinary. When you continue with:
caused by,
say things like car ignition systems and faulty thermostats.
"Like?" This is inspecific. Further, ignition systems and
thermostats have very little power in the spectrum you describe
(unless picoWatt levels are a disturbance to your true concern - if
so, this should be put on the table and all these abstractions swept
aside).
Surely a signal like that
Like what? This is becoming speculative without a basis.
would have all frequency components starting and ending at a
zero-crossing and then have full cycles, wouldn't it? Or maybe not because
of the multipath effects?
Here is every evidence of intellectual fishing because the answers to
your questions should be reasonably yes, but in actuality is no.
However, that yes/no aside, it is immaterial as this answer relates to
no larger over-riding question:
Do you believe this can be the case in my
situation?
No one knows your situation because you have no where described any
context to this string of statements, conflicting observations, and
speculations.

Basically you have offered a story with all middle and no beginning
and no end (somewhat mirroring much of the angst of your internal
conflict). Discard all these answers you are trying to force into
your problem and simply describe your problem.

First, how did you become aware you had a problem? Describe the first
thing that seemed unusual. Don't give us the theory of why -
subjectivity will always dominate the first impression and is fine as
an introduction.
Good Example: "I saw smoke."
Bad Example: "It was violating entropy."

Second, What else did you observe? Describe all other
characteristics, good and bad.
Good Example: "There were no flames, and it was unplugged."
Bad Example: "The Butterfly Effect would suggest that perhaps a nova
might be contributing to the imbalance of energy."

Third, Offer supporting details of measurement. Describe your
configuration, your tools, your method, and your results.
Good Example: "I examined my hair dryer; using a thermometer that I
placed at the exhaust; and found it read 300°C Over several minutes
it fell to 100°C and continued smoking."
Bad Example: "The thermal emission did not balance with the absence
of the standard power application of 900W."

Fourth, Describe those components that are directly involved in
conjunction with the observations and those that bear no relation, but
are supported by normal observations.
Good Example: "Cooling is evident from it not being plugged in,
however smoke is evidence of a continued process related to the
heater."
Bad Example: "Since there was no power in, there should have been no
power out. Isn't this a violation of the conservation of energy?"

Fifth, Localize the problem through refinement of measurements. Split
the problem in two and examine characteristics. If you obtain normal
data, split the problem in two again between this point and the source
of problematic data and repeat.
Good Example: "On close inspection I observed a long ash."
Bad Example: "I plugged it in and the imbalance of entropy became
dramatic."

Sixth, Describe the probable cause.
Good Example: "Hair had been drawn into the inlet and ignited by the
heater."
Bad Example: "There is every indication that a possible nova, through
the Butterfly Effect, created an imbalance in the continuum of energy
such that local effects produced a surplus bias of caloric emanation."

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC