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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Didn’t they do this in the 3 body problem? I Just finished the first book a few weeks ago

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

They did in the second episode of the TV show claiming that it would amplify the signal. (That's what prompted me to ask the question, lol)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Pretty sure that you need to shoot the radio signal at a low angle for it to be mostly reflected off the ionosphere