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31st October 2004 | 12:47

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From: Escapee from Ultima Thule

They have an internal model of the signal stength & characteristics of a 'typical' lightning flash(es). The received signal is compared to the model & algorithms calculate the distance using the principle that signal strength reduces with distance.