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Forum Name: Our Witches at War/Gallian Gothic
Topic ID: 30
Message ID: 29
#29, RE: (TEASER) Lensmen B&tB: Old Tricks
Posted by SpottedKitty on Jan-17-15 at 09:40 PM
In response to message #27
>That... wasn't actually radar, so I don't think it counts.

Agreed, especially with the big concrete bowls. Those things were essentially passive sonar for use out of the water; some were built along the south coast of England in the late 1930s. They did sort-of work, and they had promise, but radar development quickly overtook their capabilities. Besides, they were as steerable (and portable!) as the Aricebo radio telescope...

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