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Old December 14th 05, 10:15 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default GPS and old-fashioned thinking? - ADS-B position broadcasting

The transmitter is such low power that it only transmits for a mile or
so. It doesn't overpower everything over a wide area.


So if you're travelling at 120 knots you get thirty seconds max between
the beginning of audibility and passing the obstacle. Depending on what
the radio is trying to tell you, and how long it takes to go through the
cycle, that may not really be much time.

Jose
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