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abd-s works on 1080Mhz which should further improve range.

Rough back of the envelope calculations give a range of about 300nm for an aircraft at 37000ft

Your radio horizon if you're a ground attacker will be limited by your antenna height. Attacked with powerful transmitted in Class B airspace at a busy airport? You're gonna have a bad time.

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