xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation
Title text:
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.
Transcript:
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3307/
I think it's referring to xkcd 2347, which has become a bit of a meme. Not sure what the other thing is about.
All I have to say is that the boat captains really do need all that space.
Because half of it is taken up by drunk guys sitting on their PTT button while the other half is the coast guard telling someone to head over to channel 22/24.
All we have left is channel 69 these days.
Oh man I don't know why numbers stations are so spooky but they spook me out
Yeah I know but the way they talk is just kinda creepy
part of it is that the sounds are prerecorded so there's that monotonicity to it, but it feels like they almost intentionally make it sound as creepy as possible outside of that as well
4 8 15 16 23 42
A similar situation applies to the IPv4 ranges
I'm confident we'll find a way to make IPv6 like this too before we manage to all adopt it.
If you want to see the real chart... (For the US at least)
Disappointed that "Pork Radio" didn't make the cut. He must have considered it.
Kept looking for Canadian Bacon radio
but if they auction off the zeppelin navigation bands, how will the zeppelin NT avoid getting lost?
They’ll have to navigate by the stars like true sky pirates.
I'm appreciating the early explainers:
Explanation This is a humorous misinterpretation of the spectrum plan. Death Rays are not on the real spectrum plan, and if they are, do not listen to it.
it is also very unlikely there's a entire spectrum part for garage door openers
HAM radio uses multiple parts of the spectrum as well. Is he no longer doing research or am I missing something in the presentation?
I assume that's what the amateur radio band is for.
What if aliens don't want to broadcast on the Hydrogen Line? They'll likely try Methane if they are truly into the butt stuff.
That’s what “weather balloons” (including the quote marks) is for. I believe it’s a reference to the official story on the Roswell incident.
I though that was referencing the alleged spionage balloon(s) that were briefly in the media some years back.
Ah true, that could also be, I had forgotten about that
Is this out of date? I thought we no longer had 1G and 2G in the US with 3G on its way out too.
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This must be the most significant meta reference since what, the explainxkcd namedrop in the title text that one time?
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