[SOC] Eclipse?

[Dave Fairchilds]

Whoa….are you saying that as they get higher that they actually accelerate to a speed faster than when they left the antenna?  And they move in a Front?  And Curve? 

No more calls folks, we have a winner….for the “least knowledgeable Ham on Earth“  award.  And I thought I was dumb, mediocre, marginally gifted.  Sheesh.

71-72 whatever it took (sic).  


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> On Apr 8, 2024, at 12:54, Dave Benson <davek1swl at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> John-
> 
> Actually- there is a little bendiness (that's a word).  As the air gets
> thinner at altitude, radio waves move a little faster- a 'wavefront' that
> tilts a little to follow the earth's curvature.
> 
> ....and with that appalling breach of etiquette, I may have to be drummed
> out of the SOC.
> 
> 73,72- whatever it takes....
> 
> Dave 'smarty-pants' Benson, K1SWL
> 
>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 1:47 PM John Bell <john.f5vhc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> It isn't flat here, I've got hills. How does that work then?
>> nhjo 56
>> 
>> On Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 18:06, Frank Wroblewski <w2xyzfrank at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Of course it's flat.  If it wasn't flat the UK would be on the other and
>>> our signals would never reach the UK. Radio waves radiate, not bend
>> around
>>> corners.
>>> 73,
>>> Frank W2XYZ
>>> SOC #1399
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 12:17 PM Chris, G5VZ <chris at chrispearson.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 08/04/2024 15:03, G B via SOC wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am getting a bit confused now. It seems that some ops think the
>> earth
>>>> is round and not flat.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> It's an elipse.
>>>> 
>>>> That's the point!
>>>> 
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