[UK-CONTEST] Aircraft Reflection Path Plot

[Ken Chandler]

Is this a new years wind up or what...
comeon guys this is a DX spotters site not a site for flaming jumbo jet spotters convention.!!!...hi


Radar on,......air to air.........loaded

Ken..G0ORH / M3i

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On 10 Jan 2012, at 12:50, Gavin Stirling GM0WDD <gm0wdd at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I will orbit the jet at your chosen location for a fee ;-)
> 
> Regards,
> Gav
> GM0WDD
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 10 Jan 2012, at 10:16, Ken Eastty <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
>> "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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>>> 
>>> Think - If a Cardiac Arrest happened where you are now - where would the nearest AED be?
>>> 
>>> AEDs save lives..."The Resuscitation Council (UK) strongly recommends the implementation of early defibrillation. Increased provision of early defibrillation through the widespread deployment of AEDs is now considered a realistic strategy for reducing mortality from cardiac arrest due to ischaemic heart disease."
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> 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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