Originally posted by Crazy Tom
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Your quite correct. There is a strong possibility that the further a signal has to travel the more it gets degraded over time because of outside influences such as stars, blackholes, and other celestial phenomenon. This is where repeater stations would go a LONG way in establishing a reliable communications signal. We DO know that the subspace communications tech the SGC has IS capable of transmitting well enough to a point halfway across the void between the galaxies and with a repeater, can get across the rest of the way without difficulty. The signal leaving said galaxy MUST though at least be near the edge of said galaxy to reach the midway point clearly. It would make sense for Midway Station to have a Subspace Com repeater, apart from the Stargate Network itself, which we have seen used to allow instant two way visual communication between Earth and Atlantis. That is fine for 'live' calls, but the Subspace Com could be used for things such as email correspondence, and still reach Atlantis in a fairly short time. They just need a 'chain' of repeaters, exactly the same way they did with the 'Intergalactic Bridge', just not needing nearly so many as the bridge did.
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