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Old 21-12-18, 12:38 PM   #11
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Either an idiot or an eco warrior. Hmmm. Same thing really.
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Either an idiot or an eco warrior. Hmmm. Same thing really.
Or the Russians?
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dont mention the russians or you'll start another cold war and its cold enough...
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The early reports claimed numerous drones. The later reports said one.
Someone has difficulty counting.
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The early reports claimed numerous drones. The later reports said one.
Someone has difficulty counting.
that'll be the russians again.. too much vodka.
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Old 21-12-18, 06:31 PM   #18
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The early reports claimed numerous drones. The later reports said one.
Someone has difficulty counting.
Was Dianne Abbott involved?
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Old 21-12-18, 08:30 PM   #19
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Since most drones work on 2.4 or 5.8Ghz why don't they jam those bands? Some aircraft navigation aids work on the lower UHF band (300Mhz -3Ghz), the ILS glidepath is one, but jamming 2.4Ghz wouldn't affect it. Some cell phones work on 1.9Ghz which might be a bit close. GPS is in the 1.5Ghz area.

There are commercial defence systems available:
https://www.dronedefence.co.uk/produ...one-detection/


You're assuming it was being controlled by radio.
Pre-programmed flight path?

I'm sure it was last week I got an email warning about the disruptive capability of drones. Those police types who write those emails are like crystal ball gazers.
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Should probably be another one in the "Smile.." thread but, for sale on FB...
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