At 09:03 AM 7/8/2005, Tom Rauch wrote:
>OK, I just have to ask.
>
>Why do Hams use height above sea level since it is almost
>meaningless for anything we are dealing with?
Because it's what you read off a map?
>I see it for getting out at HF, VHF, and even wind survival
>discussions.
Indeed.. HAAT would be a more reasonable thing for many discussions. Of
course, relatively few people give their antenna heights in ft MSL. (unless
you're talking to the FAA)
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