[Elecraft] Radio Displays

[Gary Gregory]

*Fred,

Our gentlemans water goes down the drain in the opposite direction also..:-)

But then the centre of the universe is below 23 degrees also..:-)

Gary
*
On 10 May 2012 09:27, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> On 5/9/2012 2:58 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> > Rotating the polarized sunglasses 90% makes them ineffective in
> suppressing
> > brilliant reflections and glare. I have never investigated how natural
> > sunlight gets polarized, but good quality polarized sunglasses have their
> > lens polarity set to be 90 degrees off and so block that glare.
>
> Sunlight reflected at small angles, such as from a chrome strip [or a
> wet road] is "glare" and is polarized in the same plane as the
> reflector.  This is predominantly horizontal, mostly, so polarized sun
> glasses are or should be vertically polarized.  Gas pump LCD's [and
> ATM's and such things] have a predictable viewing angle, so if the LCD
> is polarized vertically, you can read it.  Some other things, like
> perhaps mobile radios, HT's, and TV's in sports bars have less
> predictable viewing angles.  Wearing sunglasses in a sports bar could be
> a bad idea on other grounds, however.
>
> Survival Tip:  If you are ever lost, look through polarized sunglasses
> at the sky while rotating them.  If you are certain you are lost north
> of 23N, the direction which shows the biggest change in brightness is
> north.  Backscattered sunlight from the north is polarized, I'm not sure
> why.  Of course, if the shadows cast by the sun didn't already tip you
> off about north, perhaps you're in more trouble than you first thought.
> If you aren't sure you are north or south of 23N, it's likely hopeless. :-)
>
> I'd like to know if this is reversed south of 23S.  Maybe someone in VK
> or ZL can test this for me.  I've been to both once, didn't have
> polarized sunglasses either time.  Most everything seems to be reversed
> there, up/down, you know.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
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