[MLB-WIRELESS] IEEE Victorian TALK: Gigabit Wireless Systems

[David Smith]

Tony Langdon, VK3JED wrote:
> At 11:20 AM 5/19/2007, Bill Farrow - Mailing Lists wrote:
> A word of warning, the maximum practical range on 60 GHz is a little 
> over 1km, no matter the antenna configuration.  This is due to the 
> fact that this band is strongly absorbed by atmospheric oxygen.  

Hate to be a smart*, but I think you'll find there are 2 hydrogen atoms 
attached to the oxygen atoms in the molecules that cause the attenuation 
... ;-)

Regards,
Dave
VK3HZ