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Old 29th Mar 2014, 15:40
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"bobcat4: Why use 37kHz when lower frequencies travel longer in water? I'm just curious."
As well as what Coagie said it takes proportionately more power to generate and transmit an 11KHz signal than it does a 37.5KHz one, therefore for a given amount of power the 11KHz will be sustained for less total time than the higher one.
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