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ZS1DJ > EARTH 17.03.08 15:05l 46 Lines 1477 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Warren > Google Earth
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From: ZS1DJ@ZS0STB.TBG.WCP.ZAF.AF
To : EARTH@WW
Hi All and Pete
Some folk say you can't, and some folk say you can.
Things are really getting confusing (for me) now. However, I would like to
thank all those that responded to my request, and gave help, advice,
guides, tips etc. etc.
Thanks again chaps.
Regards
Eldred
> Warren KB2VXA wrote (amongst other things).....
> } If the image is 3 months old it's quite recent, (;->) there's really no
> } way of telling. Of course you can't see your 2M dia dish in a 3M
> } resolution image, that's why antennas don't show up at all, no part of
> } any antenna I know of measures 3M or greater save in one dimension.
> } FYI,it's more spacing between objects than the size of them that
> } determines "resolution" which in the case of sat imaging is the ability > } to separate one thing
from another. That's why railroad tracks look
> } like roadways and get poor Bob all confused. (;->)
> Google earth uses various resolutions, some much better than 2M.
> You *CAN* see amateur antennae.
> You can see the *SHADDOW* of mine - get my location from the callbook or
> qrz.com.
> You can see the beam on top of the mast at my local radio club - get the
> location via qrz.com for g3zbi or g0nhr.
> You can easily see road markings on many roads, have a look around Niagra
> Falls on the USA/Canadian border.
> The resolution is probably much better than a centimetre.
>
> 73, Pete G6KUI
Thanks fellas.
Regards
Eldred
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