Fw: [Boatanchors] Radio transmitter ranges

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: "Ken Hickman" <n5cm at rtconline.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Boatanchors] Radio transmitter ranges


> 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
>
>> :
>> : FWIW,
>> :
>> : Ken   N5CM
>> :
>> :
>>
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