Comments on: What are the haps? http://jamesomalley.co.uk/blog/2007/07/what-are-the-haps/ Blogger... Satirist... Living Legend? Maybe. Sun, 15 May 2011 14:35:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Henry Spatula http://jamesomalley.co.uk/blog/2007/07/what-are-the-haps/comment-page-1/#comment-36529 Henry Spatula Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:36 +0000 http://jamesomalley.co.uk/blog/?p=654#comment-36529 A High Altitude Platform Station or HAPS is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which is to remain relatively stationary at high altitude. They can be used as communications platforms, for weather surveys, traffic reports etc. Because of their relative short distance from earth compared to satellites (20 km compared to up to 40,000 km) they could even be used to provide mobile telecommunication, without the need for ground based antennae, and without the long delays associated with satellite communication. ... Thank you, Wikipedia. A High Altitude Platform Station or HAPS is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which is to remain relatively stationary at high altitude.

They can be used as communications platforms, for weather surveys, traffic reports etc. Because of their relative short distance from earth compared to satellites (20 km compared to up to 40,000 km) they could even be used to provide mobile telecommunication, without the need for ground based antennae, and without the long delays associated with satellite communication.

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Thank you, Wikipedia.

]]> By: Arthur Embleton http://jamesomalley.co.uk/blog/2007/07/what-are-the-haps/comment-page-1/#comment-36510 Arthur Embleton Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:29:44 +0000 http://jamesomalley.co.uk/blog/?p=654#comment-36510 Surely someone greeting you with "what are the haps" would qualify them to be nutter of the week. Surely someone greeting you with “what are the haps” would qualify them to be nutter of the week.

]]> By: The French http://jamesomalley.co.uk/blog/2007/07/what-are-the-haps/comment-page-1/#comment-36501 The French Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:47:49 +0000 http://jamesomalley.co.uk/blog/?p=654#comment-36501 I dont wish to be controversial, but I would encourage people NOT to follow this /evil/ and /morally disgusting/ campaign. Please DONT say "what are the haps". It implies you are a "southern dandy" or "nancy-boy". The correct things "whats the craic?" or "how do". Thus far, I have done my part in resisting "WATH" by either ignoring him, saying "alright" or spitting in his drink. I dont wish to be controversial, but I would encourage people NOT to follow this /evil/ and /morally disgusting/ campaign. Please DONT say “what are the haps”. It implies you are a “southern dandy” or “nancy-boy”. The correct things “whats the craic?” or “how do”.

Thus far, I have done my part in resisting “WATH” by either ignoring him, saying “alright” or spitting in his drink.

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