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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Aug 2023, 12:37
Replies: 64
Views: 7,759
Posted By radeng

The first Decca chains were set up for D Day, and...

The first Decca chains were set up for D Day, and most of them were initially for maritime use. Rather more accurate than LORAN which was long range . Indeed, Sky wave synchronised Loran (SSLORAN)...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Aug 2023, 10:24
Replies: 64
Views: 7,759
Posted By radeng

Iit was the same Decca. They had a number of...

Iit was the same Decca. They had a number of various specialist companies including a radar company, a communications company and MARNS (Mandatory Air Radio Navigation Systems) who amongst other...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2023, 13:47
Replies: 36
Views: 13,025
Posted By radeng

A lot of WW2 meters and instruments were very...

A lot of WW2 meters and instruments were very radio active: generally alpha radiation, which can be stopped by a sheet of paper. The trouble comes if they are broken or otherwise opened, the luminous...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2022, 16:14
Replies: 64
Views: 20,508
Posted By radeng

Not sure it's practical. I just costed up going...

Not sure it's practical. I just costed up going from Swindon 1st class to Antibes for an ETSI meeting on Jan 18. Over £600 Fully flexible by train. BA Club Class just under half.. Travel time of over...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2022, 08:57
Replies: 47
Views: 10,845
Posted By radeng

Back in the early 1950s, an RAF aircraft went...

Back in the early 1950s, an RAF aircraft went missing and there was an appeal on the Home Service (Radio 4 today!) as it then was for radio amateurs to listen for it. I don't think anyone heard...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2022, 21:16
Replies: 24
Views: 4,496
Posted By radeng

Unified threads didn't exist until about 1948....

Unified threads didn't exist until about 1948. They were based on American threads, which is why so many of them are effectively identical, although some of the clearances are not identical. They...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Apr 2022, 10:58
Replies: 58
Views: 16,196
Posted By radeng

How many staff have been "let go" during the...

How many staff have been "let go" during the pandemic with no thought of the consequences when things start to get back to normal? Some changes at the top few levels of IAG might be a good way 'Pour...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2022, 10:47
Replies: 47
Views: 19,002
Posted By radeng

It does appear that Western political leadership...

It does appear that Western political leadership enjoys an ostrich like ability to not recognise the strategic dangers of being reliant on supplies from abroad, especially from countries who can turn...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2021, 10:20
Replies: 79
Views: 14,700
Posted By radeng

Sometimes even more upsetting for the railwayman,...

Sometimes even more upsetting for the railwayman, though!

https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/RAF_Defford1950.pdf
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2021, 11:34
Replies: 79
Views: 14,700
Posted By radeng

MPN11, When the USAF extended the Brize...

MPN11,

When the USAF extended the Brize runway, did they ever consider the effect of having a railway across it? On the face of it, it is apparently a somewhat silly thing to do: if you have an...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Nov 2021, 23:44
Replies: 161
Views: 40,339
Posted By radeng

What I find so amazing is the bloody awful radio...

What I find so amazing is the bloody awful radio audio quality. The Maritime Radio Service would never accept that What we radio engineers would describe as "six parts distortion and 4 parts...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2021, 12:00
Replies: 90
Views: 30,618
Posted By radeng

Isn't REME Lyneham a different budget, so...

Isn't REME Lyneham a different budget, so handing it over to the Army saved RAF budgets, even though the overall cost to MoD was the same? (Or possibly more at the end of the day!)
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2021, 22:13
Replies: 152
Views: 42,343
Posted By radeng

One wonders if we do not have a have a parallel...

One wonders if we do not have a have a parallel to the 1930s, when the Germans and Japanese were doing aggression by .'hidden' stealth. - very much a parallel to what the Russians and ChiComms are...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jun 2021, 14:40
Replies: 51
Views: 10,965
Posted By radeng

I find it interesting, and more than a bit sad,...

I find it interesting, and more than a bit sad, that the employment practices seem to have gone backwards in terms of worker benefits, especially when compared with the advances of the 1850s and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jun 2021, 09:42
Replies: 51
Views: 10,965
Posted By radeng

International Aeradio did a lot more than charts...

International Aeradio did a lot more than charts - they ran training courses for foreign airports, fitted telephone exchanges in various places (I worked for a guy who, while with Aeradio, installed...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2021, 12:58
Replies: 49
Views: 15,608
Posted By radeng

GPS is nowhere near as reliable as was hoped....

GPS is nowhere near as reliable as was hoped. Jamming and spoofing are fairly common and there last but one issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine ahd an article on how US government jamming and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2021, 21:43
Replies: 449
Views: 128,520
Posted By radeng

As a civvy, I find the use of 'Captain' by...

As a civvy, I find the use of 'Captain' by retried airline pilots - and I've come across a few of them who do - rather pretentious, say the least. I don't use 'Senior Member IEEE, except in...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
19th Jan 2021, 11:37
Replies: 265
Views: 31,752
Posted By radeng

How many geo-stationary orbital slots are left...

How many geo-stationary orbital slots are left unoccupied that could allow pan European coverage?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2020, 17:59
Replies: 64
Views: 17,806
Posted By radeng

We did have 0.18 micron capability, but when GEC...

We did have 0.18 micron capability, but when GEC was split up, it eventually disappeared. Partly because the Taiwanese and PRC governments subsidised suitable foundries and could produce more...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2020, 13:05
Replies: 64
Views: 17,806
Posted By radeng

But is it wise to buy F35s when the US refuses to...

But is it wise to buy F35s when the US refuses to allow access to the source code on the software? Plus a fair number of the integrated circuits come from Taiwan, so if the PRC got cobby with...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2020, 17:50
Replies: 115
Views: 27,805
Posted By radeng

If they really believe in a long term approach,...

If they really believe in a long term approach, they would get themselves sterilised to reduce the world population - although it could well be too late.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2020, 15:40
Replies: 27
Views: 17,484
Posted By radeng

Even potentially worse is deliberate GPS...

Even potentially worse is deliberate GPS spoofing. One demo of it on a boat moored in an Italian hrbour had the boat proceeding at 900knots south east to Libya, 60 metres UNDERNEATH Italy! There was...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
28th Jun 2020, 00:04
Replies: 265
Views: 31,752
Posted By radeng

Sally Ann[QUOTE] Perhaps Boris could ask Huawei...

Sally Ann[QUOTE]
Perhaps Boris could ask Huawei to get it working for him.[/QUOTE

We do have a 'home grown' expert with a lot of experience in launching low cost satellites, including one that is...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
23rd Jun 2020, 15:49
Replies: 265
Views: 31,752
Posted By radeng

AT Notts Except that the '13 Amp' plug...

AT Notts



Except that the '13 Amp' plug is only rated at 10 amps continuous and gets hot at 13.....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Apr 2019, 08:43
Replies: 7
Views: 880
Posted By radeng

Internet Explorer, Windows 7, https://mbna.co.uk...

Internet Explorer, Windows 7, https://mbna.co.uk or https://www.mbna.co.ukCertificate detail >>>The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Apr 2019, 21:24
Replies: 7
Views: 880
Posted By radeng

Security certificates

I have a credit card with MBNA. Until January 1, had not trouble logging into their website. Since then, I invariably get a warning that the security certificate is invalid. I removed the MBNA...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th May 2018, 13:39
Replies: 25
Views: 4,165
Posted By radeng

OK, thanks guys. AA6216 is operated by BA as...

OK, thanks guys. AA6216 is operated by BA as BA068. But I would then need to have been downgraded by BA, rather than forced onto AA who only offer the Business Class..
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd May 2018, 16:26
Replies: 25
Views: 4,165
Posted By radeng

I was supposed to fly F class from Dayton to...

I was supposed to fly F class from Dayton to Philadelphia on Monday May 21. American had already removed F class on that flight, but I presume that I can get a refund. After Philadelphia, if was F on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Apr 2018, 09:52
Replies: 8
Views: 1,603
Posted By radeng

OK, thank you all for the info. S.o.S. I'm...

OK, thank you all for the info.

S.o.S. I'm retired now and make about one or maybe two trips a year. I left the flying to mrs radeng, and she retired as of last Saturday night. But they asked to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Apr 2018, 16:35
Replies: 10
Views: 2,493
Posted By radeng

About 8 years ago, I was booked CDG - SXB on Air...

About 8 years ago, I was booked CDG - SXB on Air France. Denied boarding because fog had prevented the earlier flight going, so they were clearing those PAX. Offered CDG - MUL and taxi to SXB, which...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Apr 2018, 16:09
Replies: 8
Views: 1,603
Posted By radeng

Compensation

I have a journey to the UK from a US regional airport (DAY) via a major US airport (PHL) and onwards to LHR. The original booking was first class for both legs of the journey, which are on the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd Dec 2017, 16:16
Replies: 4
Views: 1,632
Posted By radeng

I needed to turn off Symantec and couldn't. But...

I needed to turn off Symantec and couldn't. But amazingly, the problem only occurred when using the hotel WiFi in Geneva and not the ITU WiFi and there's no problem at home. Getting to the stage...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Nov 2017, 14:50
Replies: 4
Views: 1,632
Posted By radeng

Installing Internet Explorer upgrade

When I got this computer, it was set up by the then employer's IT dept, and I was never informed of the Administrative password. The IT department and company have long passed away and to install the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2017, 16:52
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,607
Posted By radeng

You also file a complaint of blackmail against...

You also file a complaint of blackmail against the airline employees just to annoy...Because they were demanding that you allow breach of contract under threat.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2017, 14:54
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,607
Posted By radeng

There seems to be a grey area in that there must...

There seems to be a grey area in that there must be limits to what are 'lawful commands' from the crew, and except where safety and security is concerned, it seems a bit dubious that commands...
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