John Baker
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John Baker
Another thread set me off on this tangent. Years ago, pre-GPS, I was sailing toward the entrance of San Diego Bay in fairly dense fog. There is a buoy a few miles out called "The Whistler". The trick was to find the whistler then chart your way into the bay.
Anyway, as I was blundering around out there trying to hear that spooky moaning sound the whistler emitted, my mast started "pinging" like in those old submarine war movies. I was able to determine that I was not under water, so I ruled out sonar, and assumed it was radar.
My question is, if radar will make a "pinging" noise off an aluminum mast, why doesn't it do that to an airplane?
John
Anyway, as I was blundering around out there trying to hear that spooky moaning sound the whistler emitted, my mast started "pinging" like in those old submarine war movies. I was able to determine that I was not under water, so I ruled out sonar, and assumed it was radar.
My question is, if radar will make a "pinging" noise off an aluminum mast, why doesn't it do that to an airplane?
John