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I’ve been to the top of Santiago Peak, one of the mountains mentioned in the article. Its got a handful of big line of site radio towers with microwave tx/rx o
by sixdimensional 7y ago
I’ve been to the top of Santiago Peak, one of the mountains mentioned in the article. Its got a handful of big line of site radio towers with microwave tx/rx on it [1]. These peaks would probably be a good candidate for laser-based radio transmission one day. I find that kind of ironic given the fact that Michelson tested with light between 1922 to 1931!
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Peak#Radio_communication_facilities https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Peak#Radio_communic...
- Rebelgecko 7y agoFWIW, Facebook has gotten permits to construct some laser comm facilities on Mt Wilson