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> but 6 GHz has an even harder time getting through walls and stuff than 5 GHz does I was under the impression that the higher the frequency, the more energy t
by snapetom 7y ago
> but 6 GHz has an even harder time getting through walls and stuff than 5 GHz does
I was under the impression that the higher the frequency, the more energy the wave has, and thus does a better job of passing through walls. Is that incorrect?
- dboreham 7y agoThat's definitely incorrect.
- solotronics 7y agoIt's actually the opposite. Shortwave (3-30Mhz) goes around the world whereas a high frequency such as 5G (5Ghz) cell data you have to have a node on every light pole. Shortwave is 100 to 10 meters wavelength compared to 5G which has wavelengths measured in millimeters.
- DeathArrow 7y agoA radio station emitting long waves can be heard almost anywhere on earth. With poor quality, of course. I used to listen to radio stations at 20 000 km away for fun.
- mdszy 7y agoWith a decent enough antenna setup, the quality isn't poor. I've had stations come in super clear from eastern europe while I was sitting in southwest Wisconsin using an antenna that was just a bunch of speaker wire thrown up into a tree.
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- _fizz_buzz_ 7y agoThat is incorrect. If a electromagnetic wave can penetrate stuff is not a linear function. E.g. visible light can not penetrate through a body but higher frequency such as x-rays can, however in the microwave spectrum it's different. Somebody said that short waves are really low frequency and can therefore go around the world, however they can really only do that because they cannot penetrate the ionosphere and are reflected back. In certain parts of the EM spectrum you can make certain assumption.
- tradertef 7y ago5 and 6 should be similar in terms of range at same power levels. BUT, 6 GHz will have lower transmit power than 5 GHz until database aspect of 6 GHz is built. Still great though..