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* [[Over The Horizon Radar]] is another track that reveals a more complex melody when played in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be6EPBhoe18 reverse]. Its title refers to a real [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A632729 technology]: ''"A radar system that makes use of the atmospheric reflection and refraction phenomena to extend its range of detection beyond line of sight. Over-the-horizon radars may be either forward scatter or back scatter systems."''
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* [[Over The Horizon Radar]] is another track that reveals a more complex melody when played in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSQRYZIGEl0 reverse].  
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* Its title refers to a real [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A632729 technology]: ''"A radar system that makes use of the atmospheric reflection and refraction phenomena to extend its range of detection beyond line of sight. Over-the-horizon radars may be either forward scatter or back scatter systems."''
  
 
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Revision as of 18:45, 18 October 2012

Over The Horizon Radar
Running time 1:08
Appears on Geogaddi


Over The Horizon Radar is is track number 18 on the Geogaddi album. The title refers to a design concept for radar systems to allow them to detect targets at very long ranges, typically up to thousands of kilometers.

It has also been used as the theme music for David Firth's short online flash cartoon Scribbler.

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  • Over The Horizon Radar is another track that reveals a more complex melody when played in reverse.
  • Its title refers to a real technology: "A radar system that makes use of the atmospheric reflection and refraction phenomena to extend its range of detection beyond line of sight. Over-the-horizon radars may be either forward scatter or back scatter systems."

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