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The Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by ship (sh.itjust.works)
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The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.

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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

What’s “x-band” mean

Edit: ah.

In radar engineering, the frequency range is specified by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as 8.0–12.0 GHz. The X band is used for radar, satellite communication, and wireless computer networks.

Slightly less for comms eng.

[-] blterrible@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

WiFi will probably creep in at the lower end of that soon. We're only 2Ghz away!

[-] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

WiGig was 60Ghz, I would bet we would take a second stab at that before picking a new range.

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