[UK-CONTEST] Fw: Aircraft Reflection Path Plot

[Rob Harrison]

 Hi,

 There was also an article in RadCom a couple of years ago about it. You HF
 guys really ought to get out more :0)

 Bob G8HGN

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Lemay" <john at carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk>
> To: "'Ken Chandler'" <g0orh at sky.com>; "'Gavin Stirling GM0WDD'" 
> <gm0wdd at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "'M0RXX'" <stuart at m0rxx.me.uk>; "'Ken 
> Eastty'" <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Aircraft Reflection Path Plot
>
>
> Ken
>
> No, it's not a wind-up. If you take a look at GM4CXM's web pages you'll 
> find
> lots of interesting info about using aircraft scatter to make vhf/uhf 
> qso's
> that are otherwise marginal or impossible.
>
> John G4ZTR
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ken Chandler
> Sent: 10 January 2012 15:34
> To: Gavin Stirling GM0WDD
> Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com; M0RXX; Ken Eastty
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Aircraft Reflection Path Plot
>
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>
>
> 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
>>>> First Aid Saves Lives.
>>>>
>>>> Think - If a Cardiac Arrest happened where you are now - where would 
>>>> the
> nearest AED be?
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> 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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