thomas_tel

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   by thomas_tel 1y ago

   We managed to bounce a signal of Venus this weekend, due to the proximity (42M km): https://www.camras.nl/en/blog/2025/first-venus-bounce-with-t...
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   Venus bounce with the Dwingeloo and Stockert radio telescopes(camras.nl)

   3 points by thomas_tel 1y ago|0 comments
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   by thomas_tel 2y ago

   We only see the carrier because it has such narrow bandwidth, the modulated data is for us not distinguishable from the noise. FYI, at this data rate the carrier contains 25% of the transmitted power.
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   by thomas_tel 2y ago

   The "live" plot (with the peak) uses indeed 1Hz bins (of 1 second), that we average over the last 2-3 minutes to reduce the noise. We could go even narrower, I might give that a try on the recorded data.