Can you tell me why that would be?
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einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
this is good for the 11m CB radio people
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
cRazi_man@europe.pub 13 hours ago
I’m guessing if a solar flare takes out communication infrastructure then CB radios will still work.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 hours ago
Not that. It creates atmospheric consitions where certain bands can bounce off the ionosphere and transmit beyond the horizon. You can get pretty damn far around the whole globe.
Im_old@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Hum, why would CB radios still work? It would fry any kind of equipment with wires. In 19th century when that big flare event happened the telegraph lines caught fire. Anything with a filament inside would fry.
theneverfox@pawb.social 6 hours ago
Not filliments, conductors. Such as the ones running through through your home
You can build a basic radio manually with a little bit of know how. If you have spare capacitors, they’re likely to survive and be pretty replaceable. You can rig up an antenna out of any wire, it just needs to be the correct length and it’ll work to some degree.
If your entire house goes up in flames at once, well, spare parts are probably not on the table
pennomi@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Telegraph lines are longer therefore have a larger effect during a solar flare.
But yeah, at a certain level, a solar flare would fry everything.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
That makes sense, I thought it would make the signals clearer or something.
667@lemmy.radio 12 hours ago
And 10m Amateur Techs!