boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoNASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worriedwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worriedwww.npr.orgboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThat’s actually not all that hard. They just have to blast it with a radio signal strong enough from Earth for it to hear and they have to have really big dishes on earth in order to hear it.
minus-squareFerrous@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAs an electrical engineer who dabbled in RF in school, that sounds supremely difficult.
That’s actually not all that hard. They just have to blast it with a radio signal strong enough from Earth for it to hear and they have to have really big dishes on earth in order to hear it.
As an electrical engineer who dabbled in RF in school, that sounds supremely difficult.