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26th Sep 2018, 2:29 pm | #1 |
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Vintage ionospheric research snippet
I'm always fascinated by the way in that scientific forensics can shed light on what the layman (i.e. most of us in relative terms!) might think are utterly unrelated subjects, and this is one with a significant "vintage radio" association;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45655149 Not to mention a subliminal tribute to John Betjeman.... |
27th Sep 2018, 1:49 am | #2 |
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Re: Vintage ionospheric research snippet
There is only an indirect link to the academic work; it can be found here
https://www.ann-geophys.net/36/1243/...-1243-2018.pdf It makes you wonder where they found the time, with a war on and all. "You don't solve town planning problems by dropping bombs all over the place." (David Brent)
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Re: Vintage ionospheric research snippet
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27th Sep 2018, 9:28 am | #4 |
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Re: Vintage ionospheric research snippet
Also, there were devices such as surveillance radar (e.g. Chain Home) and Gee that operated at high HF/low VHF whose effectiveness could be considerably effected by propagation- supposedly, Gee's range could extend as far as Northern Italy, several times its "normal" range, under appropriate conditions- although its accuracy inevitably degraded- and this was made use of when possible.
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28th Sep 2018, 10:30 am | #5 |
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Re: Vintage ionospheric research snippet
I seem to recall a recent piece about the effects of all the WW2 bombing resulting in some disruption to the layers. Probably insignificant when compared to the likes of DUGA and HAARP!
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