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xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation

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Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.

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[–] Marmaduke@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also maybe it's a reference to the 2.4 GHz band, used by a ton of wireless protocols, most notably bluetooth and wifi.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And zigbee, and that long-distance wifi-like one, and that low-power stuff esp32 connects to...

And your microwave oven.