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"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message
... Big John wrote: Mike Make one for pennies and few Oz vs 2.2# and $139.95. I did a search for info about Luneberg Lenses - found plenty of definitions/explanations/units for sale but nothing on DIY Luneberg, how to make a ball with a radially varying refractive index or sources of materials with suitable refractive index gradations. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | A corner reflector is easy and effective... http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/142806/0/0/radar%20reflector/All_2/mode+matchallpartial/0/0 If you make one out of foam core board and aluminium foil, be sure to keep all the angles at 90 degrees. The overall shape can be whatever you want. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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Ian wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:47:04 +0000, Mike Schumann wrote: Would the MTI also filter you out if you had a Mode C transponder? Yes, it can do, depending on the settings of the filters. We had this problem with the ATC at Cape Town International in South Africa. There was a problem with Mode C Transponder equipped gliders flying in wave, disappearing off the radar screens. The problem was found to be due to speed filters in place on the equipment. Worse still the controllers had call a technician if they wanted the filters adjusted. As I understand the filters were set to filter out aircraft taxing on the ground at low speed. The local pilots and the controllers are now aware of the problem and the radar has since been upgraded so this problem is under control. But the problem is worth knowing about if you have a transponder in your glider. I'm not aware of this being a problem the USA. As I understand it, the taxiing problem can be dealt with by by using proximity and altitude filters, not speed filters. I'm told there are places where aircraft squawking the VFR code (1200) may be filtered out, such as the Los Angeles airspace, but these (very few) places are not where we are soaring! -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA www.motorglider.org - Download "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" |
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Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message ... Big John wrote: Mike Make one for pennies and few Oz vs 2.2# and $139.95. I did a search for info about Luneberg Lenses - found plenty of definitions/explanations/units for sale but nothing on DIY Luneberg, how to make a ball with a radially varying refractive index or sources of materials with suitable refractive index gradations. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | A corner reflector is easy and effective... http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/142806/0/0/radar%20reflector/All_2/mode+matchallpartial/0/0 If you make one out of foam core board and aluminium foil, be sure to keep all the angles at 90 degrees. The overall shape can be whatever you want. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. Indeed. They've been discussed here in the past. I think a Luneberg is not omnidirectional because the side with the reflector on it will block incoming signals from that side, hence the natty marine three-ball unit that gives 360 degree coverage. If I'm right, you'd need to add another two balls (facing up and down) for omnidirectional reflection. OTOH a "spherical" corner reflector made from three equal sized disks of of coreboard set at right angles (hence forming eight corner reflectors) should be omnidirectional and probably lighter too. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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