▲ 251 ▼ Microwave Intensifies (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] LostXOR@fedia.io 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zout@fedia.io 37 points 1 year ago To actually be beneficial as a reflector, the foil would need to be a specific distance from the antenna, which should be a certain fraction of the wavelength. Source: I used to make parabolic reflectors out of milk cartons about twenty years ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 28 points 1 year ago I am 80% sure this is a net loss with modern mu-mimo radios, and it will absolutely trash your phy rate permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zout@fedia.io 37 points 1 year ago To actually be beneficial as a reflector, the foil would need to be a specific distance from the antenna, which should be a certain fraction of the wavelength. Source: I used to make parabolic reflectors out of milk cartons about twenty years ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 28 points 1 year ago I am 80% sure this is a net loss with modern mu-mimo radios, and it will absolutely trash your phy rate permalink fedilink source parent