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minus-squaredrspod@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months ago they can’t be jammed the way radio can. I wonder how well these satellite laser links do with various types of cloud cover.
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoAs long as every terrestrial node isn’t experiencing overcast skies, it should be okay.
minus-squaremerlin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAnd how another laser could be used to overload the receiver on the satellite.
minus-squareCouldbealeotard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIf you shroud the receiver you would block all but the closest bad actors
I wonder how well these satellite laser links do with various types of cloud cover.
As long as every terrestrial node isn’t experiencing overcast skies, it should be okay.
And how another laser could be used to overload the receiver on the satellite.
If you shroud the receiver you would block all but the closest bad actors