Re: Tdciago's alley

On May 12, 10:35 am, remysun2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On May 12, 10:23 am, "broug...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <broug...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > and for you science people am i wrong in assuming that communication
> > from ****p to shore is radio waves? and can triangulation be messed up
> > by radio waves bouncing around the atmosphere?
>
> AFAIK, triangulation is geometry. Each of at three points measures the
> strength of the signal, which means that it can emanate from a certain
> radius out.The intersection of these circles provides an exact
> location. You can work with less information, but you'll be making
> guesses. And supposedly, the island's transmissions were opened
> through Charlie's disabling the Looking Glass.

so even if the radio waves were to bounce off clouds/atmosphere it
wouldn't affect the ability to triangulate a signal?

Penni