A black-and-white hand-drawn chart titled "Modern Spectrum Allocation Chart" shows a tall, narrow vertical column divided into many horizontal gray bands, with labels and pointer lines on both sides.
Labels, top to bottom:
- Radio (shouting)
- TV test patterns
- 1G cellular
- Radio (music)
- Radio (static)
- Reserved for zeppelin navigation
- TV channels 2, 5, 7-13, 16, 17, and 28
- 2G cellular
- Interference
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Spaceship beeps
- All other TV
- Car dealership ads
- Numbers stations
- Weather balloons
- Amateur radio
- Ham radio
- "Weather balloons"
- Choosing Texas 24/7
- Boat captains say they need this for something and we don't ask what because they're scary
- The secret radio waves that make planes stay up
- Defunct satellite phone company
- Radioastronomy
- Radioastrology
- All modern wireless infrastructure
- Death rays
- Lofi hip hop beats to relax/study to
- Security guard walkie talkies
- Amateur military satellites
- Left open in case aliens try to call
- One brand of garage door openers with a lot of political pull
Hidden text: "Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest."
@xkcd ... amateur military satellites...