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<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004><FONT face=Arial
size=2> At best, firing a 2.4 Ghz
signal a a flat plane "survey marker" (as the original message was about) from
probably<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> <BR></FONT><FONT face=sans-serif
size=2>not only a horizontal angle but also some angle with a vertical component
would result in all sorts of reflected waves</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> <BR></FONT><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>being
seen and probably not much of a useful signal. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok well get a friend to park a trailer nearby to the
Trig Station with a more suitably sized reflector</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>thats tilted at a
better angle, for your bounce, just to prove a point</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Arial size=2>Then once you have it working with the large reflector -
then shift across to the marker, you never</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>know your
luck</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>Another angle (oops) to try - is if there is another
hill or building between you and the reflector</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>then lower your
antenna so that the signal has to diffract over the first obstacle, and then
across to the </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>reflector - this
diffraction will lift your angle of incidence to the reflector and if you get it
right, give you some signal</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>gain as well on the
way</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>I install 400Mhz radio in the Metro area of Sydney and
environs and I go for the diffraction gain - not that it </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=543211408-04112004><FONT face=Arial size=2>happens very often
that the geometry is right - but when you do get it the signal lift is
dramatic</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers and thanks for the input,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Arial size=2>Hal</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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