[meteorite-list] '100 percent' chance for life on newlyfoundplanet?

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 14:58:21 -0500
Message-ID: <55796EAF099F4F159B9E522FE6E46847_at_ATARIENGINE2>

There is a wrinkle here. Early broadcasts are too low
in power to make us very radio-bright. But after WWII,
the energy and the wider spectrum make our profile
soar to phenomenal levels. TV was a major contributor
to our emergence as a bright radio source, astronomically.

Then, in the 70's, we begin the switch to satellites which
direct signals downward (to absorption) and in the 80's
to optical lines. The radio brightness declined as we got
more efficient with signals and receptions and went to
more contained data transmission methods.

But since the 90's our radio-brightness has been creeping
back up again, due to the sheer volume of spectrum usage
and new devices. I'm certain that eventually we get back
to astronomical brightnesses; growth of humanity will
take us there.

By the time we inhabit the entire solar system in vast
numbers, we be one of the brighter radio sources in
the galaxy over a wide range of bands. Imagine trillions
of interplanetary cellphones. Imagine thousands of
navigation beacons. Imagine a vast network of deep
space radars tracking millions of "rocks."

We will GLOW.

And so would any other system-wide interplanetary
civilization. Where are they? No sign.

As for the argument that they would use something
more "sophisticated" that electromagnetic radiation...
it is wrong, for economic reasons. It will always be
possible to transmit more bits of information at a lower
cost in energy via the EM spectrum than by any other
means.

We will always swim in the EM soup.



Sterling K. Webb
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From: "Steve Dunklee" <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] '100 percent' chance for life on
newlyfoundplanet?


> you are forgetting the first commercial radio stations. WJR which was
> WCX began broadcasting in 1922 . Thats about 88 light years of radio
> signals from Detroit. I wonder what they would think of us hearing
> music and shows like "the lone ranger" and "flash gordon" . If there
> is anyone out there. Cheers Steve
>
> On Wed Oct 6th, 2010 6:11 PM EDT Sterling K. Webb wrote:
>
>>We have already sent them "I Love Lucy," just
>>by broadcasting it from October 15, 1951 to
>>May 6, 1957. In the Fifties, the radio brightness
>>of the Earth was about 700 times greater than
>>our Sun's radio brightness. A bright radio source
>>in orbit about a G-class star is like firing up a
>>beacon for everyone within 50 lightyears, one
>>that screams "Yoo-Hoo!"
>>
>>There are about 2000 stars (in 1400 star systems)
>>within 50 lightyears of us, all of whom have gotten
>>all the episodes of "I Love Lucy" by now. About 133
>>of these stars are similar to our Sun. Here's a map
>>of our Neighborhood:
>>http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/50lys.html
>>and Gliese 581 isn't bright enough to make the
>>cut; it's not on the map. Nobody cares about red
>>dwarves...
>>
>>There are 33 stars with 12.5 lightyears of us.
>>http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/12lys.html
>>Most of those stars could have sent us a message
>>after they watched the first episode of "Gunsmoke"
>>and we would have had the message before the show
>>went off the air.
>>
>>An alien civilization fascinated by "Soul Train"
>>(and who isn't?) could have watched the first few
>>years of the show and sent us a message we'd have
>>by now out to 20-22 lightyears.
>>
>>Maybe we won't hear from them until they find
>>out their favorite show was cancelled? Or maybe
>>they're satisfied to just watch the re-runs of
>>"Star Trek"?
>>
>>
>>Sterling K. Webb
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>>Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 4:29 PM
>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] '100 percent' chance for life on
>>newlyfoundplanet?
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>>>>> Ok then - how about a Radio Transmission. I would assume we are
>>>>> doing
>>> this. What would we send?<<
>>>
>>> How about all the re-runs of I Love Lucy?
>>> GeoZay
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