pulsed ground-wave signal

continuous-wave signal [ continuous wave signal | CW signal ]

ground wave

ground-wave radar

ground wave communication

One evening all those transmitters were turned off and replaced by these digital transmitters, but every community of 200,000 or less was cut off for over-the-air signals.

BEGINNING at a granite monument inscribed W.D.10A, the said granite monument being about nine hundred feet north of the road extending from the Signal Hill to Cuckold’s Cove; THENCE running south eighty-seven degrees east five hundred and fifty feet; THENCE running north eighty degrees thirty-one minutes east eight hundred and thirty feet and one-tenth of a foot; THENCE running north sixty-two degrees fifty minutes east nine hundred and twenty-two feet and four-tenths of a foot to an iron marker set in the ground at the intersection of the ...[+++] easterly side of the aforesaid road with the westerly side of a branch road leading to the shore at Quidi Vidi Harbour; THENCE running south thirty-eight degrees thirty-one minutes east one hundred and seventy-one feet and nine-tenths of a foot; THENCE running south forty-two degrees forty-seven minutes east one hundred and three feet and nine-tenths of a foot; THENCE running north eighty-two degrees thirty minutes east one hundred and twenty-three feet and four-tenths of a foot; THENCE running south ten degrees forty-three minutes west two hundred and fifty feet more or less to the shore of Cuckold’s Cove at ordinary high-water mark; THENCE running in a general southerly direction along the sinuosities of the shoreline at ordinary high-water mark of Cuckold’s Cove, Soldiers Gulch to North Head; THENCE continuing along the shoreline at ordinary high-water mark in a general westerly direction to a point in the shore of Hay Cove, the said point being four hundred and seventy-eight feet measured on a bearing of south sixty-seven degrees forty-five minutes east from an iron marker set in rock near the southwesterly corner of Queen’s Battery; THENCE running north sixty-seven degrees forty-five minutes west four hundred and seventy-eight feet to the said iron marker near the southwesterly corner of the Queen’s Battery; THENCE running north fifty-two degrees fifty-six minutes west eight hundred and sixty-three feet and three-t ...

(Return tabled) Question No. 152 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the development of unconventional gas resources, including shale, tight and coal bed methane, and its possible impacts on the environment: (a) what, if any, research has the government undertaken regarding the development of unconventional gas resources, (i) what was the scope of this research in the areas of, but not limited to, air quality, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem impacts, economic impacts, occupational risks, public safety concerns, and seismic risks, (ii) what, if any, resources did the government provide for this research, (iii) what, if any, process was estab ...[+++]lished to ensure the independence of the researchers, their research, and their findings, (iv) what, if any, case studies were considered as a part of this research, (v) what, if any, scenarios regarding the development of unconventional gas resources were developed as frameworks for the research, (vi) what economic, environmental and social impacts were identified by this research, (vii) what, if any, priority research areas were identified for further study as a result of this research, (viii) what, if any, departments were involved in this research, (ix) what, if any, action was undertaken to ensure inter-departmental cooperation throughout the research process, (x) what, if any, gaps or weaknesses in the regulatory framework did the research identify; (b) what, if any, research has the government undertaken regarding balancing shale gas' potential contribution to energy security with environmental risks; (c) what are the sources of greenhouse gas emissions associated with unconventional gas; (d) has the government developed a process to determine the overall carbon footprint of shale gas throughout the life cycle of natural gas use, if not, why not, and, if so, (i) what federal departments are involved in this process, (ii) how does the government ensure inter-departmental collaboration on this process, (iii) what is the p ...

(Return tabled) Question No. 31 Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia: With regard to the two rerouted March 2008 Cubana Airlines flights flying from Havana and Varadero, Cuba to Montréal and the December 2008 Air Canada flight flying from Vancouver to Toronto that were stranded on the tarmacs of the Ottawa and Vancouver International Airports, respectively: (a) has the government investigated any or all of these incidents and, if so, what conclusions have been drawn regarding the cause of the passengers being held on a plane without enough food and water; (b) what steps or procedures were followed by the airport authority to finally deplane the passengers; (c) could any of these steps or procedures have been taken earlier and, if not, what constraint ...[+++]s prevented these steps or procedures from being taken earlier; (d) are there currently any policies, laws, or regulations that set out a time limit for how long a plane with passengers can be held on the tarmac and, if not, has the government developed any recommendations for such policies, laws, or regulations; (e) is the government aware of any existing procedures, established voluntarily by airport authorities, to be followed in situations where a plane with passengers is left on the tarmac for a considerable period of time; (f) is there an accountability mechanism whereby tarmac delays above a reasonable threshold must be reported to the government; (g) to what extent, if any, was the RCMP involved in resolving any or all of these incidents; (h) if the RCMP was involved, what specific steps did they take to resolve any or all of these incidents; and (i) are there potential civil or criminal liabilities arising from these events?