[geocentrism] Re: Feasibility
- From: "Robert Bennett" <robert.bennett@xxxxxxx>
- To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:34:18 -0500
Philip,
I take it that your response to item 20 is that sufficient power was
technically available to the astronauts on the Moon in 1969 to transmit and
receive signals to/from Earth.
Why would a claim be then made to the contrary?
Robert
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> Thanks Robert for analysing the feasability article. It was
> beyond me... However some info on radio ...
> The sun on earth provides about 1kW of power per square metre.
> Ordinary Solar panels, (I don't know how good NASA's are) are 16%
> efficient. So thats 160 watts for a square metre. On the moon
> that constant would be much higher.
>
> I could transmit a voice signal to the moon with a 5 watt signal .
>
> A directional transmitter antenna takes that 5 watts from a
> spherical output and projects it in a beam. Effectively
> multiplying the power of the signal many times. ..
>
> Ordinary AM and Short wave transmissions circle the globe by
> bounce (refraction) off the ionosphere and reflecting again from
> the earth, making many skips around the globe. Radio Amateurs
> using only 100 watts input power and standard dipole antenna, in
> the 20 metre band regularly communicate over long distances.
> Bouncing a signal off the surface of the moon is another regular
> means of contact. This is off the moons surface, note, not a
> special reflector.
>
> I share some history:
> Project "Diana" 1946 was the first attempted and successful echo
> recieved via moonbounce. using 111.5 Mhz.
> Developing from that in late 1960 twoway moonbounce communication
> was achieved on 1296mHz between W1BU near Boston, and W6HB in
> California, (the Eimac Radio club)
>
> I have a photo of the team with their 8 ft dish They maintained
> communication for four hours.
>
> Today regular moon bounce communications are made on the 144 and
> 2300 MHz amateur bands...
>
> Philip.
>
>
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