From: Steve Grammont (islander@midmaine.com)
Date: Tue Aug 03 2004 - 07:50:15 PDT
Well, the drug cover concern is the first explanation that I've heard
that sounds even remotely rational.
I think what Joe was told is a bunch of bunk :-) Sounds like someone at
DRMO didn't know why he was destroying the netting so he came up with his
own reason. I can't even begin to imagine how something that is supposed
to not draw the attention of radar (absorb/scatter signal, not reflect it
back) could possibly affect anything. Think about it... if the netting
screwed with aircraft radar, then it would be detectable by the radar
operator. Said operator would then be able to say "gee, someone has some
netting down there. Let's drop a bomb on it and find out what it is".
Steve
>Up here we cannot get camo nets off our bases due to the increase in drug
>farms that use the netting to cover the crops signatures. I'm actually not
>allowed to sell any of the nets I have left without informing the police
>first of the sale and to who..
>
>Mark
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>
>> Steve,
>> A few years ago while at a DRMO, some military personnel were
>> tossing brand new radar deflecting nets in a dumpster. I asked
>> why the nets weren't being released to the public and was informed that
>the nets interfere with aircraft radar.
>> Joe Young
>> www.joeyoung.com
>>
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