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1. Scound+ld5[view] [source] 2024-02-01 19:48:34
>>alden5+(OP)
So which points are getting “faster than fibre” latency because of this? Extra distance up and down, but make up for it on the long-haul.

Won’t beat HF radio though.

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2. oh_sig+DB5[view] [source] 2024-02-01 21:43:44
>>Scound+ld5
It's possible for starlink to beat radio, because radio can't always go straight to the target. If I wanted a radio link from NY->Tokyo, what would that path look like?
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3. Scound+lC5[view] [source] 2024-02-01 21:47:30
>>oh_sig+DB5
True, it would be bouncing around between ground and the atmosphere (when it works at all).
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