HERF?

[jbwalton]

Please excuse my ignorance.....But What the heck is a Herf?? I will be attending one this weekend at Kiltedcraftsmans abode.....Thanks

 

[alexgtp]

High Energy Radio Frequency weapons (HERF) or High Power Radio Frequency weapons (HPRF) are weapons that use high intensity radio waves to disrupt electronics. They operate similarly to EMP devices, by inducing destructive voltage within electronic wiring. They are usually directional and can be focused on a specific target using a parabolic dish. Faraday cages may be used to provide protection from some HERF and EMP effects.



LOL!

Its just a word used to describe various BOTL's getting together to share in the spirit and comradery of cigar smoking.

 

[kiltedcraftsman]

Please excuse my ignorance.....But What the heck is a Herf?? I will be attending one this weekend at Kiltedcraftsmans abode.....Thanks

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Herf = A gathering of people enjoying cigars and the company of each other

-from the 'Lingo' page. But I always wondered what, if anything, HERF stood for. Anyone know?

 

[junkman_56]

Go here for a little backround on the term.

 

[lucasbuck]

Supposedly coined by an early participant in the online cigar forums many years ago.

 

[jbwalton]

Thanks Junkman......I am now HERFIN....Knowledgable!!!!!! I feel good.....

 

[Shibumi]

High Energy Radio Frequency weapons (HERF) or High Power Radio Frequency weapons (HPRF) are weapons that use high intensity radio waves to disrupt electronics. They operate similarly to EMP devices, by inducing destructive voltage within electronic wiring. They are usually directional and can be focused on a specific target using a parabolic dish. Faraday cages may be used to provide protection from some HERF and EMP effects.

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I found this.....

HERF stands for high energy radio frequency. A HERF gun is used to disrupt digital equipment such as computers by blasting them with HERF emissions.

A herf gun will typicaly cost around $150 to make, it is also generaly the size of the a backpack that can put out an impressive 16 megawatt pulse.

A HERF blast is a very high type of electromagnetic radiation that can do a considerable amount of damage to a PC. It can completely erase a hard disk, crash the PC and could even fuse the silicon barriers on the chips in the computer rendering it useless. Most electricl appliances are at risk to this type of attack, it is even possable to stall a car at a set of traffic ligths with a herf gun.

The threat of a person using a herf gun to disrupt your PC is very slim, but the Government have to face the facts that an information war using high tech but cheap weapons could be a reality in the near future.