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Old February 8th 09, 03:24 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Australian bush-fire

On Feb 7, 7:18*am, "Peter" wrote:
I was viewing the BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) weather radar of Victoria
(17:00 07/02/2009) despite the fact that locals assure me that there was no
rain at the time over eastern Victoria a number radar returns indicated very
heavy rain at a number of the bush-fire sites. It appears that the radar was
detecting the smoke.
I was under the believe that weather/rain radars gave returns from rain
droplets and that smoke should give little or no return.

Any thoughts!

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.loop.shtml

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Peter *VK6YSF

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who cares brainless bluster