[UK-CONTEST] Aircraft Reflection Path Plot

[Ken Eastty]

"Flight Radar 24" is free & has better coverage! (with thanks to 
aircraft spotters who provide this facility)

73...

Ken

G3LVP

On 10/01/2012 01:28, M0RXX wrote:
> Ken
> That's where an SBS box comes in handy. There is a new one at MLS the SBS3 only £499! ish
>
> Stuart Southern.
>
> Radio Amateur. M0RXX
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> On 9 Jan 2012, at 22:50, Ken Eastty<ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>  wrote:
>
>>   Aircraft Reflection Path Plot (Ray James) -
>>
>> Thanks for that Ray, this is no doubt the mechanism which permits
>> reception of GB3ANG here (IO81WV) on 2&  4m for most of the time
>> providing there's plenty of traffic in the airway between Manchester&
>> EI. It's a pity that the plots don't include the height at which an
>> aircraft would have to be flying for it to be 'seen' from both ends of
>> the path but I suppose that it only takes a few moments to calculate it.
>>
>> So far I've not heard GM8RBR's  new 10W beacon on Skye (IO67UF) on 70.1
>> Mc/s except via ms. The typical height of most airliners would seem to
>> be insufficient to act as a reflector over this path.
>>
>> 73...
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> G3LVP
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