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Pinging The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 2)

EEVdiscover · 74.7K views · 2017-04-15 · 13:01

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Overview

Part two of EEVblog's visit to the NASA/CSIRO Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, showing the control room and how operators contact Voyager 2. It includes live data and spectrum displays.

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Commenters recommend the series for hearing an operations supervisor explain how Voyager signals are actually received.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2018–2023

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7373737373 · 2023-04 · Recommendation

Video recommendation: How To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe ( [LINK] ) and Pinging The Voyager 2 Probe ( [VIDEO] ) by EEVDiscover

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misterS · 2018-08 · Recommendation

Dave Jones of EEVBlog has a nice series of videos talking to Richard Stephenson, Operations Supervisor at the DSN's Canberra site. How To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe: Part 1: [LINK] Part 2: [VIDEO] Part 3: [LINK] (the playlist is a mess, and videos are unordered) There are also a couple of Behinde the Scenes videos.

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bsder · 2018-04 · Reference

Big antennas can pick up really small signals. Deep space network video where they talk about the fact that Voyager I/II is NOT the toughest signal to grab (apparently Mars Exploration Rover is due to small antennas): [VIDEO] That being said, I doubt you could pick up WiFi and dig it out of the noise at space distances. However, you probably can relay signal intelligence from a drone or a human who is using a specific modulation known to the satellite.

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