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Aric Attas's avatar

Hi Tarun. I subscribed right away and really enjoy the resources and sounds you're sharing. Very inspiring! I've been working with a Symbiotic unit from Spad Electronics, and I'm wondering if you've ever done any long runs between sensors. I have the opportunity to work with large trees that are about 60' apart. I'm super curious to see if they're connected underground. I'm not sure I'll lose too much signal or if the wire will add "interference," rendering the data meaningless. I'm open to any suggestions as far as what type of wire and/or other equipment might be needed. It's probably a question for Sam but I haven't been able to find any contact info for him. Thanks again!!! Aric

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Modern Biology's avatar

If you’re using insulated copper wire, there should be minimal resistance added

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Modern Biology's avatar

Hi Aric! Great idea. 60’ might be a little long, but I’ve definitely had signal bridge 5-10’ distances. Anecdotally, this seems to work best in undisturbed ecosystems with good soil (and assumably rich mycelial networks)

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Aric Attas's avatar

Thank you Tarun. I appreciate your help. I'll let you know what I discover.

Thanks for the resources you've posted. They're very helpful. So much to explore!

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Tobyanne's avatar

Does your synth say what each freq is?

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Modern Biology's avatar

There isn’t a frequency associated with the organism per se. Or rather, there may be, but that’s not what’s being measured here. We’re inferring bioelectric activity with this device - so listening to the electrical activity through music

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