[TowerTalk] Ground level and sea level

[Jim Lux]

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)