Re: How many satellites are in geosynchronous orbit by now?


"Stuf4" <tdadamemd-spamblock-@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >From Jim Davis:
> > Stuf4 wrote:
> >
> > >> Radar is not very useful up there -- the strength of a radar
> > >> echo drops as the distance to the fourth power, barring some
> > >> special cases.
> > >
> > > Actually, the strength of a radar echo drops as the inverse of
> > > distance *squared*...
> > >
> > > But everyone probably knows what was meant!
> >
> > No, Henry is correct. Power recieved / power transmitted is
> > proportional to 1 / (range**4).
>
> My feedback was offered in the interest of careful wording. It's easy
> to have a perfectly accurate thought, but then put that thought into
> words that are completely inaccurate.

And let's see. Everyone understood what Henry said.

You're simply muddying the waters here Stuf4.


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> ~ CT
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