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Weak signals will always be obscured by radio noise.

David F Mayer — 7/11/2005 3:00:30 PM (archived)

Only beamed signals of high power have any chance, EVER, of being detected.

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The whole thread (9 posts)

Communications codes & SETI - Adam - 7/9/2005 11:35:28 PM
- Have you read McConnell's Beyond Contact? - ljk - 7/12/2005 8:07:41 PM
- SETI is NOT about eavesdropping - p - 7/10/2005 4:35:24 PM
  - Weak signals will always be obscured by radio noise. - David F Mayer - 7/11/2005 3:00:30 PM
    - re: Weak signals will always be obscured by radio noise. - ljk - 7/12/2005 12:33:22 PM
- re: Communications codes & SETI - E.P. Grondine - 7/10/2005 3:36:44 PM
- My Personal Take On SETI - David F Mayer - 7/10/2005 3:48:41 AM
  - David - A response from someone outside this forum - ljk - 7/12/2005 5:04:40 PM
    - Take 2... - ljk - 7/12/2005 5:06:35 PM

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