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Re:FCC planning to open up 1200 MHz of spectrum for unlicens... by solotronics on Thursday April 02, 2020 @01:24AM (#22756456)
It's actually the opposite. Shortwave (3-30Mhz) goes around the world whereas a high frequency such as 5G (5Ghz) cell data you have to have a node on every light pole.

Shortwave is 100 to 10 meters wavelength compared to 5G which has wavelengths measured in millimeters.

Re:FCC planning to open up 1200 MHz of spectrum for unlicens... by DeathArrow on Thursday April 02, 2020 @01:33AM (#22756495)
A radio station emitting long waves can be heard almost anywhere on earth. With poor quality, of course. I used to listen to radio stations at 20 000 km away for fun.
Re:FCC planning to open up 1200 MHz of spectrum for unlicens... by mdszy on Thursday April 02, 2020 @09:02AM (#22758435)
With a decent enough antenna setup, the quality isn't poor. I've had stations come in super clear from eastern europe while I was sitting in southwest Wisconsin using an antenna that was just a bunch of speaker wire thrown up into a tree.