[SOC] Eclipse?

[John Bell]

Oh cripes its more complicated than I thought it would be better just to
stay in the pub. Another pint please landlord and make it quick
56. jhno

On Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 22:02, Dave Fairchilds <dfairchilds at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> 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).
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > 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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