Mike decided to experiment with plants functioning as AM radio transmission antennas, and has managed to pull it off successfully. To long and short of it is this – Mike decided to take an ATMega324, modify the PWM output into a sinusoidal AM signal (which is a simple form of RLC circuitry), while connecting the circuit to a plant. Needless to say, no plants were harmed during the construction of this project, so you need not lie down in front of Mike’s car on his driveway as part of a worldwide protest against plant abuse. Check out the Plantenna in action in a video right after the jump.
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