Its all the intricate winding conductors inside.  And signals tend to
travel at 70% of speed of light.  Not like straight line wires in the 500
mile email story.

On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM Phil Smith III <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey, the chips are only an inch or so across, right? So it fits! /s
>
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> 5.5GHz is a 2 inch 5 cm signal.  10 GHz would require a signal length of 1
> inch 2.5 cm.
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Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA
Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all?

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