April 28, 200620 yr Hi,Just something that's had my head sideways for quite some time... Why oh why, are 8 and 9 not used in SQ Codes???Yeah, this is perhaps off topic, but I'm interested -g-Thanks,
April 28, 200620 yr Chris: That is a good guess... there's not 8 or 9 digit in the squawk codes... originally known as IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) used by the military when it was just a two digit code, using octal codes (base 8 number system); hence, only digits 0-7 are used. Dan Downs KCRP
April 29, 200620 yr Aha ;) Thanks.Well, now I learned three new things today... -yay-. Info much appreciated, I always wondered about that one!!!
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