From: Ad 

Phil Payne wrote:
> "Frank Haber"  wrote in message
> news:4641c5e2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> OK, so Phil says it's the immobilizer, and you say... forget it.  This is
> all
>> from field-disturbance anti-intrusion stuff, not the main spook radars?
>> Anyone know the frequencies of this and car keyfob transmitters.
>
> These are phased array early warning radars.
>
> a) Very precise beams
>
> b) Only the few degrees immediately above the horizon are of interest.
>
> c) Very powerful.
>
>

Cough cough.

Cough cough cough.

Aaaaachoo.


A) Humm... the X-Band is. The main sweeper ain't.

B) At one point that was true. However notice the angle of the pyramid
& calculate how far down it has to look to get the horizon & thus
how far up it can look.

Also

(1) What horizon? The Horizon over central Asia is way behind the curve of
the earth so it's a relative term.

(2) Fylingdales may have more than one use. Tracking satellites esp mil
sats as well as shuttles (& the debris they have to avoid) etc.etc. is
"of interest".

(C) True. Big red line painted round the place. No flesh higher than that
unless the radar is shut down. They have special things much like pan
scrapers (except with no metal & heat resistant) & the pyramid is
effectively coated with "non-stick" as they have to scrape the
carbonized remains of birds off on a regular basis.



Adam

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