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- From: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
- Subject: Re: Quick radar question about traffic ticket
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.224811.15338@erg.sri.com>
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- Reply-To: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
- Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 22:48:11 GMT
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- In the referenced article, jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) writes:
- >A quarter wavelength at 24 ghz is 34 mm. Anything that large or larger that
- >is even somewhat conductive will reflect the radar. This should give you
- >an idea of the task at hand in shielding a car from police radar. The
- >microwave absorbing bras are a joke. When every metal surface, including
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- Yes, well, as one hiker said to the other as he strapped on his
- running shoes: I don't have to outrun the bear, I only have to outrun
- *you*.
-
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- "When you're down, it's a long way up
- When you're up, it's a long way down
- It's all the same thing
- And it's no new tale to tell" ../ray\..
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