Re: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?

2002-10-28 Thread Robert J. Bradbury
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are we going to have this thing radio controlled or a cable/wire attached to it? From the CalTech glaciology website... For electromagnetic waves with frequencies from 5 to 300 MHz the loss of energy by absorption in ice is sufficiently small

RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?

2002-10-28 Thread Reeve, Jack W.
ent of ice movement. Jack -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday 28 October 2002 05:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2? Are we going to have this thing radio controlled or a cable/wire attached to

RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?

2002-10-28 Thread Robert J. Bradbury
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Reeve, Jack W. wrote: A few miles of light-transmitting fiber spooled out behind the cryobot shouldn't weigh any more than the proposed transmission pucks. Also, if a metallic filament were adjacent the optical line(s), it could be periodically heated to reposition and

RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?

2002-10-28 Thread Reeve, Jack W.
control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2? On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Reeve, Jack W. wrote: A few miles of light-transmitting fiber spooled out behind the cryobot shouldn't weigh any more than the proposed transmission pucks. Also, if a metallic filament were adjacent the optical line(s), it could

RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?

2002-10-28 Thread Joe Latrell
, thereby allowing the tether to be spooled out from the surface, freeing the probe of this burden. Jack -Original Message- From: Robert J. Bradbury [mailto:bradbury;aeiveos.com] Sent: Monday 28 October 2002 13:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part

RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?

2002-10-28 Thread Reeve, Jack W.
the line plays out through a hole at end/center. Jack -Original Message- From: Joe Latrell [mailto:joe_latrell;beyond-earth.com] Sent: Monday 28 October 2002 15:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2? How big is this thing supposed to be? Depending