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raymor · 12-17-2009, 11:35 AM

Wireless "things" - phones, routers, etc. will only be blocked by a) metal and b) hills.
Walls made of drywall, wood, etc. really won't affect the radio waves. (Just barely).

Pretty much only metal blocks radio waves, except a hill might be several hundred
feet thick. Several hundred feet of soil and rocks will stop just about anything that
tries to go through it.

TV style remotes or other things which need to be pointed at the thing you are
controlling are different because they don't use radio waves, they use infrared -
basically a flashing red light. They are therefore blocked by pretty much anything
you can't see through.

12-17-2009, 11:35 AM
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	Wireless "things" - phones, routers, etc. will only be blocked by a) metal and b) hills. Walls made of drywall, wood, etc. really won't affect the radio waves. (Just barely). Pretty much only metal blocks radio waves, except a hill might be several hundred feet thick. Several hundred feet of soil and rocks will stop just about anything that tries to go through it. TV style remotes or other things which need to be pointed at the thing you are controlling are different because they don't use radio waves, they use infrared - basically a flashing red light. They are therefore blocked by pretty much anything you can't see through. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids Last edited by raymor; 12-17-2009 at 11:36 AM..