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If you find a spot on Earth with no radio waves let us know. AM goes pretty far, even amateur radio can travel across continents in the right atmospheric condi

If you find a spot on Earth with no radio waves let us know. AM goes pretty far, even amateur radio can travel across continents in the right atmospheric conditions. GPS Satellite TV Every other civilian and military Comsat since we started launching things. Starlink isn’t the problem if you are worried about being “irradiated”, the nuclear fusion reactor at the center of our solar system is likely of greater concern.

nikolay 6y ago
GPS and Satellite TV are different, plus, your way of thinking is flawed - just because there are precedents, it doesn't mean we should continue to add on top of them! In addition to light pollution, radio pollution is worse than ever. After Starlink setting a brew type of precedent, more will try doing the same.
- stetrain 6y ago
  How are they different? They beam radio signals to every corner of the planet. What new precedent is Starlink setting?
  - nikolay 6y ago
    Starlink is a new precedent for an affordable general public ISP using satellites.
    - stetrain 6y ago
      But how is it different as far as being irradiated?
      - nikolay 6y ago
        Starlink will have at least 700 satellites. And not only astronomers are unhappy. It's the most ridiculous way to provide an internet service anyway!
        stetrain 6y ago
        But the number of satellites doesn't affect your ability to go somewhere without being irradiated. GPS and TV sats beam radio signals to most habitable parts of the planet already. If you're worried about "radio pollution" I don't see how Starlink makes a huge difference. Starlink won't cover the poles so maybe a bunker in Antarctica is an option.
  - mountainboy 6y ago
    Starlink is operating at mmwave frequencies directly in the ionosphere, which is electrically connected to the ground. A small current passes through each of us, and that current is now being polluted with unnatural oscillations which can affect living tissues, especially the mitochondria. As a result insects are dying, birds are falling out the sky, etc. This is a serious environmental and health problem. Read the book, "The invisible Rainbow: A history of electricity and life". Also check: https://www.5gspaceappeal.org/ https://www.5gspaceappeal.org/
mountainboy 6y ago
I beg to differ. Please read "The Invisible Rainbow: A history of electricity and life", and then get back to us with your thoughts. You might find that your newly informed self differs from your present self.

nikolay 6y ago

GPS and Satellite TV are different, plus, your way of thinking is flawed - just because there are precedents, it doesn't mean we should continue to add on top of them! In addition to light pollution, radio pollution is worse than ever. After Starlink setting a brew type of precedent, more will try doing the same.

stetrain 6y ago
How are they different? They beam radio signals to every corner of the planet. What new precedent is Starlink setting?
- nikolay 6y ago
  Starlink is a new precedent for an affordable general public ISP using satellites.
  - stetrain 6y ago
    But how is it different as far as being irradiated?
    - nikolay 6y ago
      Starlink will have at least 700 satellites. And not only astronomers are unhappy. It's the most ridiculous way to provide an internet service anyway!
      - stetrain 6y ago
        But the number of satellites doesn't affect your ability to go somewhere without being irradiated. GPS and TV sats beam radio signals to most habitable parts of the planet already. If you're worried about "radio pollution" I don't see how Starlink makes a huge difference. Starlink won't cover the poles so maybe a bunker in Antarctica is an option.
- mountainboy 6y ago
  Starlink is operating at mmwave frequencies directly in the ionosphere, which is electrically connected to the ground. A small current passes through each of us, and that current is now being polluted with unnatural oscillations which can affect living tissues, especially the mitochondria. As a result insects are dying, birds are falling out the sky, etc. This is a serious environmental and health problem. Read the book, "The invisible Rainbow: A history of electricity and life". Also check: https://www.5gspaceappeal.org/ https://www.5gspaceappeal.org/

mountainboy 6y ago

I beg to differ. Please read "The Invisible Rainbow: A history of electricity and life", and then get back to us with your thoughts. You might find that your newly informed self differs from your present self.