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Re:USB 3.0* Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices ... by betterunix2 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @08:59AM (#26634048)
It "works" but it is a mess. Large chunks of the spectrum require some combination of radar detection and power reduction, and if you live near a radar station you basically cannot use 160mhz wifi.

I will also add that 60ghz works great, but it will not penetrate walls. I have found it penetrates my doors and thus makes a great replacement for 2.4ghz/5ghz mesh networking in my apartment, but not much else.

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Re:USB 3.0* Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices ... by krageon on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @10:08AM (#26634762)
> if you live near a radar station

This is actually incredibly annoying, especially in a residential setting where the 2.4GHz band is incredibly noisy (5GHz doesn't penetrate as well so it ends up being less noisy).

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