Re: [FT universe] was [URL] ...

Thomas Barclay wrote:

> Counterpoint: Put an 'interrogation-response' beacon on it. Then you 
> have to track its coords, get nearby, drop an odd-freq pulse out 
> (short, with a small code) and wait for the response pulse. If you 
> aren't close, you don't even see the pulses. (Enemy odds of being 
> close really low). Enemy sensors will not pick up beacon because it 
> is not active until queried by current code (a la good IFF).	

Good point. The main point is the FTL accuracy - you need to be able to
jump close enough to cache to trigger its response (and, hopefully, to
do
so without sending an omni- or at least multi-directional "Kilroy was
here" signal which someone can pick up <g>). If the jump uncertainty for
long deep-space jumps is on the order of some light days, you still need
a fairly powerful signal.

Later, 

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@nacka.mail.telia.com

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