I’ve often wondered how far out our tv and radio signals would intelligible. Maybe someone who knows could chime in. Iv’e also wondered if they ever do pick up a signal will we ever find out about it or are there standing orders to report it to the government first.
“I’ve often wondered how far out our tv and radio signals would intelligible.”
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It would not likely be intelligible from any distance.
We would be looking only for the signal to have originated from an intelligent source.
The signals may well travel far beyond light-years.
We now look for signals that may be 30 to 100 light-years away.
I have no idea what the decay rate would be in space.
There are just so many factors that can not be accounted for, such as obstructions that the wave might encounter.