What frequency do they use to ping space rocks? Do they use different frequencies when they are pretty certain if it is rock, metal or ice and dirt?
Jeff WB3JFS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Langdon" vk3jed@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:09 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Close encounters of the Asteroidal Kind
On 8/02/13 9:33 AM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:
Well from the original post:
The Goldstone 70M dish will be running MAX QRO with 435 kW.
That ought to be enough for EAE. HAAAA. CQ asteroid, CQ asteroid!
There's your 51+ dB! :D Slightly outside amateur power levels or the antennas available to hams. :D
-- 73 de Tony VK3JED http://vkradio.com
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