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@ Dr. Hax
2025-04-20 21:57:11
There's a limit to 7 hops (to avoid flooding the network) and the default is 3 hops.
The current ground record for one hop is 205 miles from one mountain top to another. We have the Rockies that could help, but the curvature of the Earth is still going to be a limiting factor.
I suspect it may be possible some packets through with some geosynchromous, low Earth orbiting satellites, directional antennas, careful antenna positioning, and using 7 hops. But that's a lot more than a hobbiest project. Last I checked it was about $40,000 to put a small (15 cm cube) satellite into orbit. At that cost, you better be darned sure you get it right on the first try.