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Bob wrote:
> Mexico is really long haul - not sure of the distance but would be round
> 6000 miles I would think. Someone with a Great Circle map centred on
> Albany coud correct me on that except that I don't think such a map
> exists!!Perth is only 400 km and I would think that ws back scatter since
> turning the beam in the direction of Perth did not improve the signal.
Well I guessed where Albany is on the map and measured the following
distance using Microsoft Autoroute. (My copy is for Europe, so the map for
VK shows only the major cities.) It does IIRC, calculate great circle
distances though.
Take the following as probably accurate to within a 100 miles or so.
Distances from Albany ( in miles )
Townsville 2170
Brisbane 2240
Sydney 2020
Melbourne 1640
Hobart 1780
Adelaide 1280
Darwin 1770
Honolulu 6860
Los Angeles 9380
Mexico City 9840
London 9180
Tokyo 5050
Kuala Lumpur 2820
New York 11700
Hope these help. If anyone thinks they are grossly inaccurate, please
correct them.
73 de Andy GM7HUD
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