auth@lemmy.ml to AskScience@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoBouncing radio signals off the sun possible?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
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minus-squarem_randalllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 months agoNeat question. I’m a ham (amateur radio) and moon bounce is fairly common. Doing a bit of research I found one mention of people doing successful sun bounce but I haven’t found any details: https://www.sdarc.net/2011/03/31/amateurs-achieve-sun-bounce-on-23cm/ So it looks like it’s possible but not practical or common. Amplifying? No not at all. These bounced signals are very weak on the way back.
minus-squarepeto (he/him)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI’m not a radio (or I guess radar) guy, but a terawatt sounds like quite a lot of power, even if you are pulsing it.
minus-squareauth@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agothanks… I also got an ham license, not sure if it’s still valid though because I haven’t needed it in many years.
Neat question. I’m a ham (amateur radio) and moon bounce is fairly common. Doing a bit of research I found one mention of people doing successful sun bounce but I haven’t found any details:
https://www.sdarc.net/2011/03/31/amateurs-achieve-sun-bounce-on-23cm/
So it looks like it’s possible but not practical or common.
Amplifying? No not at all. These bounced signals are very weak on the way back.
I’m not a radio (or I guess radar) guy, but a terawatt sounds like quite a lot of power, even if you are pulsing it.
thanks… I also got an ham license, not sure if it’s still valid though because I haven’t needed it in many years.