• TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    2.4GHz wifi has a wavelength of 12cm

    that’s actually massive, I thought it would be like half a centimeter at most

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      7 hours ago

      Newer standards are substantially shorter at 5GHz and 6GHz, but this comes at the cost of significantly worse signal penetration through walls.