23 hours ago
This is a photo of my old, long gone, Inmarsat system built back in 1991 just before Desert Storm #1 - antenna was pointing at 64E Inmarsat IOR used by the CNN crew for live reporting from Baghdad. Tin can feed and FET LNA with 2 MMIC's after for line driver, AOR3000 RX. https://t.co/PIawDxz0Tl
24 hours ago
Parker Solar Probe X-Band downlink, huge signal as expected on 8430.952MHz, dish 25% obscured by local obstructions and elevation currently 11.28 degrees. https://t.co/RSSUqomPDo
1 day ago
When you observe a rogue AERO terminal.... I won't mention the particular airline/aircraft that caused so many call attempts in a short period of time... but let's just say it's on my do not fly list. https://t.co/tQmhNmPqA5
2 days ago
Last shot of Paker Solar Probe for tonight. Noise from my horizon starting to creep up. SNR came up a bit, but still not quite out of the woods. https://t.co/7kRp1ND59J
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Earth Scope Sensor at Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park
Ran across something called “Earth Scope” on a recent visit to the Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park. Some quick googling yielded: GPS geodesy provide complementary measurement systems for resolving strain-rate over the time period proposed for the Plate Boundary Observatory. … Continue reading
Annular Supermoon
Once a year we are treated to a moon that appears much larger than normal (especially at the horizon). This occurs when the moon is at perigee and is full. June 23, 2013 is this year’s event. Click on the … Continue reading
