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<font size=3>Folks<br><br>
I've decided to change the subject on my postings.<br><br>
At 10:43 AM 2014-03-17, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Yes, he was lighting up quite a
large geographical area:<br>
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Red lines are the first or direct hop. Green lines are digipeated
copies of the packets. Rest assured that there are LOTS of
green lines completely covered by the red lines. And yes, the red
direct links are really that long for a transmitter at altitude.
The direct RF footprint is big anywhere over 1,000 feet AGL. That's
why no path i necessary when flying at altitude.</blockquote><br>
You had a very impressive graphic a while back that showed the red lines
and the green lines quite distinctly. In my opinion
that was an awesome educational graphic to show balloonists why a path
isn't needed at altitude. <br><br>
As you point out the green lines just aren't visible on the graphics in
your email and the few PNG files I downloaded.<br><br>
Tony</font></body>
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