I think the Dutch have done EVE; seems something passed by on Moon-Net in the past year... Don
Dave Baxter > Sorry, it's already been done I believe. > > http://freenet-homepage.de/dl4yhf/speclab/earth_venus_earth.htm > > > Some years ago, like nearly 20, I helped some friends and built a 224 > element broadside colinear aray for EME. It (eventualy) worked realy > well. Echoes could be heard under good conditions with 5W I seem to > recall (and no computer driven DSP tools then.) > > We also did so far (as we know) the only mobile EME contact, between > G8MBI/m and W5UN. As a result, I think my Land Rover holds the world > 2m mobile DX record (regardless how you calculate it.) Also the World > EME land speed record (45MPH). > http://www.rfham.com/g8mbi/mbi.htm and scroll down about 3/4 down the > page. > > 73. Dave G0WBX. > > Not sure about being a fully qualified "Time Nut", but a Nut none the > less! The sticker on the back door of the Landie these days also > confims it. "This vehicle may contain nuts" > > >> -----Original Message----- >> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:32:33 -0700 >> From: David Forbes <dfor...@dakotacom.net> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] nubie querie >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> <time-nuts@febo.com> >> Message-ID: <4b980ff1.7040...@dakotacom.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Hal Murray wrote: >> >> This, and similar impressive accomplishments, has prompted some >> >> lunchtime discussion at work (JPL).. One of us (N5BF) has been >> >> contemplating what it would take to do an amateur EarthVenusEarth >> >> (after some of his experiments doing EME with 5 watts).. >> > >> > Perhaps a better question is: What is the bandwidth? >> > >> > What sort of signal do I have to receive in order to claim >> contact? Is one >> > bit/blob of energy at the right time/frequency good enough, >> or do I have to >> > demodulate the signal and extract a few bits of data? >> > >> >> Marconi claimed credit for the first transatlantic >> communication by sending the >> letter S in Morse code. That sounds like a fine standard - >> one byte of data. >> It's statistically significant. >> >> With regard to the restoration and use of a derelict radio >> telescope for amateur >> radio, that's a fine example of amateurs putting themselves >> to a big task and >> succeeding. I work on radio telescopes, so I know how big a >> task that is. >> >> --David Forbes >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL Six Mile Systems LLP 17850 Six Mile Road POB 134 Huson, MT, 59846 VOX 406-626-4304 www.lightningforensics.com www.sixmilesystems.com _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.