Has any Amateur been able to bounce a laser off the reflectors on the moon? I wonder what power of a laser is needed to make the round trip. Plain and using a telescope for both Transmit and receive. Hey a telescope is a parabolic dish made for those freqs.
I wonder what the DB gain of a 6" and 10" diameter scope, at the freq of the popular strong green lasers?
BE Careful though watch out for planes!
Joe WB9SBD ---- Idle-Tyme The Original Rolling Ball Clock http://www.idle-tyme.com
andy thomas wrote:
I still think that a large unfolded and/or (partially?) inflatable structure of reflective material structured as resonant reflectors could be an interesting passive reflector of ham frequencies if it was placed on the Moon. It would be easier than a powered active repeater.
I know about moonbounce obviously and the laser system left behind by Apollo.
73 de andy G0SFJ
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