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Brian Whatcott
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Radar on a cell phone
On 31 Jan 2004 08:51:40 -0800,
(Eric) wrote:
Don't expect to recognize a towering cu-nim anvil at 300 nm from a low
blip on the horizon on a crystal clear day,
In fact try not to argue with fools, as a general rule.
Brian Whatcott
Your trig may be correct as far as the altitude is concerned but
practically speaking, you can rarely see anything 300 nm away.
I would agree they don't tend to come up on you in 10 minutes but it
may take a lot longer than 10 minutes to get to a safe
harbor/dock/anchorage.
Eric
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