We haven't been transmitting for a day, let alone a century

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SDF — 1/8/2006 2:05:09 PM (archived)

I don't believe for a second that our passive signals are detectable at interstellar distances. I want to see the math that says they are detectable. I suspect that even lasers beamed away aren't detectable either due to divergence and dispersion. Not at the wavelengths we're using.

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Active Assessment of Active SETI - LJK - 1/7/2006 8:28:57 PM
- We haven't been transmitting for a day, let alone a century - SDF - 1/8/2006 2:05:09 PM
  - Here is some data on the subject - LJK - 1/8/2006 5:07:42 PM
    - Transmitting to a Million Worlds and Worlds With Multiple Suns Abundant - LJK - 1/12/2006 8:25:29 PM
      - Tainted Suns - SDF - 1/13/2006 4:09:13 AM
        
        re: Tainted Suns - LJK - 1/13/2006 4:26:49 PM
      - Disputing some of their numbers - SDF - 1/13/2006 1:14:45 AM

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