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Starlink Signal Leakage Threatens Radio Astronomy's Most Critical Frequencies

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Re: Starlink Signal Leakage Threatens Radio Astronomy's Most Critical Frequencies

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Post by shimman » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC

cwillu wrote: post #22

stackghost wrote: post #18

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“Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.” -- https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Yeah but we're dealing with a known liar, killer of 100s of thousands of children, and a person with a weird breeding fetish. Why would one assume good faith when discussing any Elon Musk venture?

Re: Starlink Signal Leakage Threatens Radio Astronomy's Most Critical Frequencies

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Post by fluidcruft » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

defrost wrote: post #90

fluidcruft wrote: post #83

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Don't even need fiber. Starlink is only on par with 5G.

It's a leaky tin can system interfering with radio astronomy, that's not "on par" with either fibre or ground based 5G. Shield it properly (as promised) or ditch it.

Or... hear me out: put up a cell tower and don't waste energy throwing devices that literally burn up in the atmosphere in a few years. Yeah, that doesn't really help boats or people in the middle of the Amazon. Satellite internet is not long term infrastructure.

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