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IR Sensing
Hello!
I have just had a really screwy idea. Is it at all possible, or even feasible, to calculate how far one is from an IR beacon from attenuation? I am thinking that the answer is no, because the attenuation from less than 20 feet from a relatively low frequency is minimal, and the controller may not have the sensitivity for detection, but I wonder if it's possible anyway?

Thanks for humoring me!

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