Destiny's gate range
From The Greater Good:
“I think Destiny’s gate is a prototype,” he said. “It means the other gates the seeder ships have left are likely the same sort. I suspect these gates aren’t as powerful as those in the Milky Way or Pegasus and have a limited dialing range. I also think we were only able to dial in because we were using an updated model.”
“Which means what?” she wanted to know.
“Which means if we try to dial Earth again, we’ll need even more power to get it to work,” he said. “I don’t know; I could be wrong.”
“Does that mean Telford’s plan wouldn’t have worked simply because of the gate not being the right type?” she asked, a little stumped. “Even if there was enough power from the sun?”
“No idea,” he said. “That’s what I’m trying to figure out.”
And responses to questions in Joe Mallozzi's blog:
4. Three part question:a.) Does Destiny's gate physically have a limited range?
b.) Is Destiny's gate range a power issue?
c.) Is Destiny's gate locked out of some gates, and it's range purposely limited by a computer program?"
Answer: yes, Destiny's gate does have a limited range (as opposed to the far greater range of the Milky Way and Pegasus gates). This is why, often, only a handful of planets are within range when the ship drops out of FTL. Although we have yet to officially establish why this is so, it stands to reason that it is a power issue rather than any programmed attempt to limit gate access.
My comment:
Eeep.
“I think Destiny’s gate is a prototype,” he said. “It means the other gates the seeder ships have left are likely the same sort. I suspect these gates aren’t as powerful as those in the Milky Way or Pegasus and have a limited dialing range. I also think we were only able to dial in because we were using an updated model.”
“Which means what?” she wanted to know.
“Which means if we try to dial Earth again, we’ll need even more power to get it to work,” he said. “I don’t know; I could be wrong.”
“Does that mean Telford’s plan wouldn’t have worked simply because of the gate not being the right type?” she asked, a little stumped. “Even if there was enough power from the sun?”
“No idea,” he said. “That’s what I’m trying to figure out.”
And responses to questions in Joe Mallozzi's blog:
4. Three part question:a.) Does Destiny's gate physically have a limited range?
b.) Is Destiny's gate range a power issue?
c.) Is Destiny's gate locked out of some gates, and it's range purposely limited by a computer program?"
Answer: yes, Destiny's gate does have a limited range (as opposed to the far greater range of the Milky Way and Pegasus gates). This is why, often, only a handful of planets are within range when the ship drops out of FTL. Although we have yet to officially establish why this is so, it stands to reason that it is a power issue rather than any programmed attempt to limit gate access.
My comment:
Eeep.