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Re:43 km line of sight with USB WiFi stick (2005) by anthropodie on Thursday March 03, 2022 @01:57PM (#30545143)
I think parent comment is talking about cosmic radiation and not the one from RTG which most probably is properly shielded.
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Re:43 km line of sight with USB WiFi stick (2005) by tomxor on Thursday March 03, 2022 @05:51PM (#30548130)
Possibly. I wonder which is the more significant source given it's distance from the Sun.
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Re:43 km line of sight with USB WiFi stick (2005) by mgdlbp on Thursday March 03, 2022 @07:13PM (#30548858)
Solar particles become less of a threat, but the sun's atmosphere actually shields the solar system from some types of cosmic rays. Don't know what proportion of electronics faults stem from each, though.
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