Sorry I answered my own question. You just need to google for: Dr Dish DSN
(Don't you love how youtube restricts even relevant links?) They explain in the animation that you would "need a dish the size of a two story house" to receive signals from the moon. (I guessed maybe G/T is some sort of signal strength measurement.)
That is crazy that after all that you will only be able to detect it and not decode it. :-( Still kind of cool. Do you know what cost or improvements would be needed to decode? (You mentioned the G/T, but I'm not sure what that means and I don't have a huge RF background.) Have you considered using a counterweight with your antenna/tripod design? (Maybe a sandbag or container for water, so that you can adjust it.)
Sorry I answered my own question. You just need to google for: Dr Dish DSN
(Don't you love how youtube restricts even relevant links?) They explain in the animation that you would "need a dish the size of a two story house" to receive signals from the moon. (I guessed maybe G/T is some sort of signal strength measurement.)
linagee 2 months ago
@linagee G/T is "gain over temperature" ratio where temperature is a measure for system noise. G/T is a good measure for receiver performance.
oz9aec 2 months ago
That is crazy that after all that you will only be able to detect it and not decode it. :-( Still kind of cool. Do you know what cost or improvements would be needed to decode? (You mentioned the G/T, but I'm not sure what that means and I don't have a huge RF background.) Have you considered using a counterweight with your antenna/tripod design? (Maybe a sandbag or container for water, so that you can adjust it.)
linagee 2 months ago
the antenna for what ?
microwave Links, what the frequency do you use. thanx
Fareskhachan 11 months ago
@Fareskhachan It was for receiving the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on 2.271 GHz. There is a link in the description.
oz9aec 11 months ago
Nice job and great video!
scasey1960 2 years ago
You Rock!
PonderLust 2 years ago
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video :-)
oz9aec 2 years ago