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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Didn’t they do this in the 3 body problem? I Just finished the first book a few weeks ago

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

They did in the second episode of the TV show claiming that it would amplify the signal. (That's what prompted me to ask the question, lol)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure that you need to shoot the radio signal at a low angle for it to be mostly reflected off the ionosphere