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To: infool7
Why would it scare you?

That only means the signal return is 200 times, not the rain is 200 times.

We're talking milliwatts here. WABC AM770 radio broadcasts at 50,000 watts, albeit at a MUCH lower frequency.

I found some numbers on precipitation rates based on the strength or the radar return.
magenta: 65 dBZ (extremely heavy precipitation, > 16 in (410 mm) per hour, but likely hail)
red: 50 dBZ (heavy precipitation of 2 in (51 mm) per hour)
yellow: 35 dBZ (moderate precipitation of 0.25 in (6.4 mm) per hour)
green: 20 dBZ (light precipitation)

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508 posted on 04/21/2020 12:14:21 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

I read that as 200 times what was transmitted so

I was wondering how the return signal could be stronger than what was radiated.

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519 posted on 04/21/2020 12:30:02 PM PDT by infool7 (When you have the Lord, nothing else is important and everything is fascinating!)
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