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As an extra-class amateur radio operator, I just wanted to say that I was telling a newly minted technician friend today that extra-class was really just for br
by nullc 6y ago
As an extra-class amateur radio operator, I just wanted to say that I was telling a newly minted technician friend today that extra-class was really just for bragging rights. I didn't expect to encounter a concrete demonstration so quickly. :P
Okay, I'm also skeptical. I mean passive radar is a thing but ... at least the presentation in the article appears confused. But if the approach works (whatever it actually is) it should be easy enough to validate it against known flight data for thousands of other flights.
- fapjacks 6y agoI'm assuming you meant "extra-class wasn't really just for bragging rights" because I, too, am an amateur extra and self-taught as I am, learned quite a lot of stuff preparing for that exam that I use regularly in and out of the hobby! And so, let me take this moment to encourage anyone reading to also go for your extra license: You won't regret it! Impress the girls! New and interesting bands to operate on! Bragging rights (just kidding but not really)! Amateur Extra has it all!
- hluska 6y agoThere have been attempts to validate this method. This one made it into a poster presentation at a conference: https://hamsci2021-uscranton.ipostersessions.com/?s=EA-94-A8-65-0F-B4-9E-48-AF-86-00-56-1C-28-35-64 https://hamsci2021-uscranton.ipostersessions.com/?s=EA-94-A8...