http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/19/041205&tid=160&tid=14
Richard L. James writes "As reported on the Mars-net email list Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society's resident satcom + WLAN guru Paul J. Marsh (M0EYT) has managed to detect and receive NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on X band at a staggering range of 45 million miles from Earth using a home made receiver setup and a RFspace SDR-14 software radio." Paul's project page: http://www.uhf-satcom.com/vex/ The goal of receiving an inter planetary space probe has finally been realised ;-) - the primary objective of building a working Venus Express receiver culminated with the reception of the TT&C signal at 8.4GHz today the 5th of December 2005 at 15:50UTC. The secondary objective is to improve the receiver and listen for and hear the Mars Express signal also at 8.4GHz. The inspiration for this project came from the demonstration of Mars and Venus Express reception at a UK Microwave meeting held in November, just three weeks ago. RFspace SDR-14 is a 14-bit software defined radio receiver: http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0014.html -------------- Thank you Frank Keeney Pasadena Networks, LLC Antennas, Cables and Equipment: http://www.wlanparts.com
