"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
What I've always wondered, is why do they bother? Are
they just trying to save a little electricity? It seems like this
switching
of transmitters on and off is just extra workload for them with no
particular advantage. No one else is using the frequency in that area
except him. What am I missing?
Self abuse. He can't transmit from multiple sites simultaneously on the
same frequency due to interference.
Of course! I should have thought of that. Although the problem would be
minimized for low altitude sectors, where the chances of a given
aircraft hearing multiple transmitters would diminish at lower altitudes.
thanks,
Mike
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