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Both your example and theirs would be better tests than a desert.
by tnel77 1y ago
Both your example and theirs would be better tests than a desert.
- PaulHoule 1y agoThe desert is bad enough. On a hot day you get convection which will vary the refractive index of light and spread out the beam. I wonder if they have active optics on the transmitter to fight this.
- cap11235 1y agoThen you also have the day vs night weather patterns, resulting in intense sun-downer winds. I suggest everyone actually visit a real desert once in their life, where as people seem to think its like a beach, but bigger.
- PaulHoule 1y agoAround Elephant Butte Lake which is quite close to WSMR [1], I remember those really strong winds around sunset. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Butte_Reservoir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Butte_Reservoir
- freeone3000 1y agoThe US is always geared up and ready to fight the previous war.
- sailfast 1y agoUnless, you know, we often fight in deserts that are remote?
- tnel77 1y agoThis is a good point. I just meant that a very humid climate might be a more challenging environment for this technology, but it doesn’t mean it’s as useful for real world fighting conditions.