Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:27 am
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Long before 8.33, before even 25, Messrs Appleton and Heaviside were perplexed by the fact that little wiggles found themselves coming back to earth a considerable distance beyond the horizon. They thought this was silly because as any fule kno, radio waves travel in straight lines. Mr Heaviside concocted a wacky theory that something "up there" must be refracting the little wiggles back to ground and a while later Mr Appleton got a Nobel prize for demonstrating the existence of the Heaviside, or "E ba gum" layer, as it is known in Yorkshire.
Of course, having had the secret of radio revealed in an earlier posting, Forumites will now appreciate that the reason little wiggles get back to earth is because they want to get back inside a nice warm radio. Some of them just drift over the horizon a bit. Probably Brian's fault.
Of course, having had the secret of radio revealed in an earlier posting, Forumites will now appreciate that the reason little wiggles get back to earth is because they want to get back inside a nice warm radio. Some of them just drift over the horizon a bit. Probably Brian's fault.
John