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> Satellite radio may, or may not be available as the ground stations that power it require even more advanced transcievers and software to operate and could ta
by kelnos 2y ago
> Satellite radio may, or may not be available as the ground stations that power it require even more advanced transcievers and software to operate and could take months to repair if attacked or destroyed
Not just the ground stations! If we're talking about an attack, the attacker very well might have the capability to shoot down the satellites themselves, too.
AM radio is portable and decentralized. Sure, it can be jammed, but so can pretty much anything else that requires you to send information through the air.
- zie 2y agoShooting down satellites is still a very hard, expensive problem. If you have more than a few, chances are nobody will work that hard, without a very good reason.
- _hyn3 2y agoStill expensive, but now a solved problem. Funny how everyone's focused on satellites and nobody's talking about the society-ending EMP that would probably be triggered here on Terra though. https://www.csis.org/analysis/there-path-counter-russias-space-weapons https://www.csis.org/analysis/there-path-counter-russias-spa...
- zie 2y agoI agree it can be done, but it's still a hard, expensive problem to actually make happen.
- hypeatei 2y agoAny world where satellites are being shot down most likely isn't going to be around much longer regardless.