Fw: [Boatanchors] Radio transmitter ranges

[J. Forster]

Ken Hickman wrote:

> : 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.

True. A Knot / Hour is an acceleration used in Inertial Guidance (Cross Track
Acceleration)

BTW, 1 Nautical Mile = 1 Minute of Arc at the Equator.

-John

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> : FWIW,
> :
> : Ken   N5CM
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