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The choice of antenna is a lot more important than transmit power. Especially for an application like this where high-gain is needed. It also helps to be in sp
by tjohns 12y ago
The choice of antenna is a lot more important than transmit power. Especially for an application like this where high-gain is needed.
It also helps to be in space, where there's nothing to obstruct your signal. Barring obstructions, radio waves propagate indefinitely.
- darkmighty 12y agoThere's still inverse square law at play, although it's much more forgiving than atmospheric attenuation (logarithmic db loss with distance versus linear).