[Lowfer] Slightly Off-Topic: Pics

Mon, 03 Feb 2003 16:17:54 -0800

WE0H wrote:
> 
> Kinda skinny to look at huh??? Hi Hi...
> 
> Mike>WE0H
> http://www.we0h.us/lf
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Mike Staines
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 3:32 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Lowfer] Slightly Off-Topic: Pics
> 
> > I also like to see overhead views! I assume that is a sat view and
> > not a U2?
> 
> Oh, it's even lower than that. It is just a USGS photo from Terraserver.
> 
> Over the years I have tried to get different shots of important radio sites
> (VOA transmitters, Loran, WTAG...) but I have discovered that, in general,
> overhead shots of vertical towers are rather boring.
> 
> Mike
> wa1ptc

	From overhead the important thing is the shadow, when the sun angle is
faborable.  That assumes, of course, that the resolution is high enough
to show the shadow.

Ed