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Old May 12th 05, 03:29 PM
Grumman-581
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"Antoņio" wrote in message ...
I'm not sure of what that remark means.


The earth is round... Radio travels line of sight, which means a straight
line...Draw a large circle with a protractor... Choose a point on the
circumference at the top of the circle... Draw a line tangent to the circle
through this point... The line is horizontal... If an object is above this
line, it will be able to 'see' the original point, if it is below the line,
but above the circumference, it will not be able to 'see' the original point
since the body of the circle (i.e. the earth) is getting in the way of the
signal... The greater the distance the object is above the circumference of
the circle, the more of the circle it is able to 'see'...

Now, extend this concept into three dimensions...