PROPOSAL: change the terminology of “ground radials” into a new term “land surface radials “.

[WB5UOM]

I travelled on the wrong radial on a VOR once and got lost

 

[kirk5056]

Years ago, in a Radio Shack scanner book, I saw "reflecting plane" for what I now know as "ground plane"(radial). That made more sense to me.

When I see "ground plane" I first think electrical ground not a surface that increases the effectiveness of an antenna. But I may be alone.

 

[bharvey2]

Years ago, in a Radio Shack scanner book, I saw "reflecting plane" for what I now know as "ground plane"(radial). That made more sense to me.

When I see "ground plane" I first think electrical ground not a surface that increases the effectiveness of an antenna. But I may be alone.

I think most folks are far more familiar with electrical terminology that they are with RF terminology. It makes sense since almost everyone in developed places has encountered electricity. Encounters with the RF world are far less common. (Wi fi not withstanding) As such, their point of reference to electrical terms is understandable. However, every industry develops standard terms for things/principles, etc. and they typically have well defined meanings within those industries. Stray from those and stuff can get confusing and even dangerous. It's best to just learn the lingo. In the long run, you'll be glad you did.

 

[slowmover]

“ . . every industry develops standard terms for things/principles, etc. and they typically have well-defined meanings within those industries.”


Descriptions aren’t developed so much as adopted.

The lazy advent of cute words borrowed/bowdlerized in the computer age is prime example. Sure doesn’t say anything for dweebs of today or the past.

A fresh view on terms isn’t a bad thing. Nor was the suggestion. Got taken down as isn’t surprising due to the thicket grown up around it in the time since; which is fair.

Vocabulary is 1/2 the game. Some terms are central (Mast; not, “Re-purposed White Pine Trunk”).



As Mast is equally important as description of the centerpoint of the outfall of nuts, etc, in a forest upon which both man & animals feed (the older term?); it’s


Context


And not just German. Gets unwieldy.
Greek is said to have 2X the number of words of the modern language with greatest, and recent speculation is that Etruscan had 10X that.

Ground Plane & Radial are helpful visually. Same as with Mast, Boom, and Spar.

T. Roosevelt pushed for simplified spelling in English (his was terrible). He should have pushed we adopted the metric system. Every term otherwise is dependent on a poor referential basis.

OTOH, I was watching a vid the other night concerning auto mechanic insights and the host recommended, convert the following into Commie Units, which cracked me up.

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[prcguy]

I travelled on the wrong radial on a VOR once and got lost

I think a lot of CBers travel on the wrong ground radial and get lost.

 

[slowmover]

I think a lot of CBers travel on the wrong ground radial and get lost.

North, South, East & West are secret code words to separate the wheat from the chaff.

And I’m not joking.

When it’s hot & heavy in the immediate moments as police are underway to a serious road problem the freedom to improvise a re-route is a short window opening.

Not prepared? Don’t expect hand-holding. (Truck driver lingo goes out the window . . that’s for the fish-in-a-barrel sitting trapped on that roadway).

We’re right back to Mil or Av or Nautical terms generally understood.



Context is knowing that this is how the 3-5/roads ahead to get back to the main road will be described.

Alphanumeric nomenclature

Devil take the hindmost.

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[Golay]

I'm going to assume that you are being at least partially facetious here, but before changing industry standard terminology, you might want to take more than a week to learn about two way radio.

I gotta be honest. My thought as I read the original post was "Is someone being Woke here?".

 

[K3YGX]

Only if ground radials are the oppressors and Land Surface Radials are the oppressed

 

[KC1UA]

I gotta be honest. My thought as I read the original post was "Is someone being Woke here?".

Crap, you stole my thunder on this one. Kindly disregard my post!

 

[AK9R]

Well, we've done another fine job driving someone away. The OP hasn't been seen in these parts for over 2 weeks. Thread locked.