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21st September 2003 | 11:26

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Burger Thing

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From: Around the World

I believe it is 1.25 x SQR(Transmitter height in feet) + 1.25 x SQR(Receiver height in feet)

The answer should be in nautical miles

But that works of course only for the line of sight. Any big mountains in between will spoil the business.