[SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March

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That only works if you use “true north” as your reference point!
Doug W4OX 


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On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 11:20 AM, Jeff Dale <jeff.dale at gmail.com> wrote:

How in the world are you getting 15,000 miles?  You realize that the earth
is fairly round and you can go both East and West right?  Kinda like long
path, short path DX  :)

MIA to Auckland NZ  6995.7nm  With a range of +/- 8000nm I think we're
good.  Then a flight from Aukland to Essendon is only 1424.2nm

So how does one get 15,000 miles out of that math.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Kai <k.siwiak at ieee.org> wrote:

> Lets see... 15,161 miles in 15 hours... that's over 1000 mph. You must
> have one of those seriously souped up G6s that does Mach 1.5. Gotta get me
> one of those.  Hmmm you might need two or three fuel stops at that speed!
> Ooops! there's just Pacific Ocean down below!
> -Kai
>
> On 3/21/2018 10:47, Jeff Dale wrote:
>
> You guys are both wrong.  Travel to MIA, embark at the private terminal,
> TSA clearance is easy there.  Take my G6 from MIA to NZAA for fuel, then
> from NZAA short hop over to YMEL.  This puts us within a 30 minute car ride
> to the hamfest.
>
> Total travel time 15 hours in air.  Another hour for re-fuelling.  No
> layover.  Bring your own snacks... I'm too cheap to have a flight
> attendant. :)
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Kai <k.siwiak at ieee.org> wrote:
>
>> Don't forget the travel time to/from the airports, and the two+ hours
>> allocated for TSA. Okay, that brings it to only 28-29 or so hours. My error!
>>
>> -Kai
>>
>> On 3/21/2018 09:43, Ed Callaway wrote:
>>
>>> Nonsense!  AA275 MIA to LAX and QF94 LAX to MEL will have you there in
>>> exactly 24 hours -- including a 2-hour layover in LAX.
>>>
>>> Not that I've ever done that, of course . . .
>>>
>>> Ed N4II.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.
>>> qth.net] On Behalf Of Kai
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:29 AM
>>> To: qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this
>>> Sunday 25 March
>>>
>>> It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey?
>>> -Kai
>>>
>>> On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight...
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>>>
>>>>> Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to
>>>>> be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne.
>>>>> Everyone welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> David Williams VK3RU
>>>>> Mob 0412 941695
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
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