[Boatanchors] Radio transmitter ranges

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Gentlemen, 	
	
We are getting our numbers wrong! A statute, or land mile, contains 5,280 feet
and not 5,028 feet!	
	
Now a nautical mile is 6,076 feet. Hence a nautical mile is1.15 statute miles. 	
	
A statute mile is 5,280 feet. Hence a mautical mile is .869 statute miles.   	
	
A Knot is 1.16 mile per hour.  	
	
One mile per hour is .862 Knots.   	
	


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From: Ken Hickman <n5cm at rtconline.com>
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Fw: [Boatanchors] Radio transmitter ranges
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:48 PM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Hickman" <n5cm at rtconline.com>
To: <eldim at att.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Radio transmitter ranges


: Hi William, Frank & Glen,
: 
: A nautical mile is 6076 feet.
: A statute mile is 5028 feet.
: 
: Maritime operations use nautical mileage.
: Speed of ships is given in Knots.
: A knot is equal to the speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.
: A craft making good 30 knots is going 30 nautical miles in one hour.
: 
: Do not say, "Knots per hour"
: The knot is speed, not distance.
: 
: FWIW,
: 
: Ken   N5CM
: 
: 

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