DocumentCode
1488049
Title
Have you talked with an astronaut lately? - [myfavoriteexperiment]
Author
Witzel, John
Volume
12
Issue
5
fYear
2009
fDate
10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
50
Lastpage
52
Abstract
In the February 2008 I&M Magazine, we learned how easy it was to spot passing satellites, the Shuttle, and even the International Space Station (ISS) from our back yards in an exper iment titled ¿Tonight There Are Hundreds of Visible Satellites in Orbit, How Many Can You Spot?¿ [1]. This experiment carries that theme one step farther. How would you like to actually talk with an astronaut on the ISS? Or query the internal sensors of an operating satellite? Or perhaps just use the onboard transmitter of a satellite as a relay to speak to someone on the other side of the world? It¿s not as hard as it sounds.
Keywords
Acoustic sensors; Acoustical engineering; Ham radios; International Space Station; Licenses; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Relays; Satellite broadcasting; Wiring;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1094-6969
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIM.2009.5270531
Filename
5270531
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