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'''Wireless''' is a [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonial]] term used to describe short- to medium-range electromagnetic communications from ship to ship, or ship to planet. The term is also used as a noun to describe the device used to pick up wireless broadcasts, such as a "shortwave wireless." | |||
'''Wireless''' is a [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonial]] term used to describe short- to medium-range electromagnetic communications | |||
Wireless appears to work using frequencies available from a similar electromagnetic spectrum as used on the Earth we live on today. Shortwave transmissions exist in the Colonial wireless spectrum {{TRS|Miniseries}}. With this similarity, wireless is limited in range based on other celestial bodies, antenna direction, nuclear and other man-made EM interference, distance (where the time to send or receive a message might be measured in minutes and not fractions of a second), and broadcast reception or transmission limits of the vehicles in communication. A [[Raptor]], for instance, may be able to hear transmissions from its mother ship, ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'', but may be too far away to return a reply as it may not have as strong a wireless transceiver than ''Galactica'' to push the message. | Wireless appears to work using frequencies available from a similar electromagnetic spectrum as used on the Earth we live on today. Shortwave transmissions exist in the Colonial wireless spectrum {{TRS|Miniseries}}. With this similarity, wireless is limited in range based on other celestial bodies, antenna direction, nuclear and other man-made EM interference, distance (where the time to send or receive a message might be measured in minutes and not fractions of a second), and broadcast reception or transmission limits of the vehicles in communication. A [[Raptor]], for instance, may be able to hear transmissions from its mother ship, ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'', but may be too far away to return a reply as it may not have as strong a wireless transceiver than ''Galactica'' to push the message. | ||
== Repeaters and Communications Relays == | == Repeaters and Communications Relays == | ||
Wireless transmissions are real-time sans noticeable time delay, meaning that some kind of transmission system utilizing repeaters would need to be in use throughout the Colonies. During the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Galactica'' is able to tie into a separate feed via a [[communication relay]] within range of '' | Wireless transmissions are real-time sans noticeable time delay, meaning that some kind of transmission system utilizing repeaters would need to be in use throughout the Colonies. During the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Galactica'' is able to tie into a separate feed via a [[communication relay]] within range of ''Colonial One'', and able to receive both real-time [[DRADIS]] updates and wireless transmissions before a Cylon missile attack on ''One'' {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}. | ||
The Cylons also make use of communication relays for similar purposes {{TRS|Razor}}. Wireless technologies may also be tied into their [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] process, which requires a [[Resurrection Ship]] to be in range of Cylon units in order to carry out the intended purpose {{TRS|Resurrection Ship, Part I|The Hub}}. | The Cylons also make use of communication relays for similar purposes {{TRS|Razor}}. Wireless technologies may also be tied into their [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrection]] process, which requires a [[Resurrection Ship]] to be in range of Cylon units in order to carry out the intended purpose {{TRS|Resurrection Ship, Part I|The Hub}}. | ||
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A passenger on ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' picks up information from their shortwave wireless about the nuclear bombing of {{RDM|Caprica}} {{TRS|Miniseries}}. | A passenger on ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' picks up information from their shortwave wireless about the nuclear bombing of {{RDM|Caprica}} {{TRS|Miniseries}}. | ||
[[Sharon Valerii]] uses a [[communication drone]] to extend her | [[Sharon Valerii]] uses a [[communication drone]] to extend her Raptor's transmission range in principle after her ship leaves Caprica with several refugees during the [[Cylon Attack]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}. The drone contains an automated distress call with its own wireless transmitter. She uses to the probe in hopes of transmitting her call for help outside of the Cylon fleet, which were jamming many Colonial communication channels. | ||
== Hand-Held Units == | == Hand-Held Units == | ||