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''To receive the signals, you'll need a yagi antenna, a rotator, an LNA, and a software defined radio (SDR) interface for your computer. We've been using the USRP from Ettus Research, but it's pretty expensive, so we're trying to make everything work with the (much cheaper) FUNCube dongle (http://www.funcubedongle.com/) as well.'' | ''To receive the signals, you'll need a yagi antenna, a rotator, an LNA, and a software defined radio (SDR) interface for your computer. We've been using the USRP from Ettus Research, but it's pretty expensive, so we're trying to make everything work with the (much cheaper) FUNCube dongle (http://www.funcubedongle.com/) as well.'' | ||
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As for a control room, the whole point is for it to look impressive so it needs so it needs a load of screens showing diagrams of orbit's and flashy graphics. It needs an intercom or radio base station with moon-landing-style shrill roger bleep to talk to the guy up on the roof who is doing all the work waving a yagi on a broom handle about looking for the strongest signal. "Eagle's Nest, this is Hoxton Space Center, do you read me BLEEEEEP!!!" --AJP | As for a control room, the whole point is for it to look impressive so it needs so it needs a load of screens showing diagrams of orbit's and flashy graphics. It needs an intercom or radio base station with moon-landing-style shrill roger bleep to talk to the guy up on the roof who is doing all the work waving a yagi on a broom handle about looking for the strongest signal. "Eagle's Nest, this is Hoxton Space Center, do you read me BLEEEEEP!!!" --AJP | ||
''Photo courtesy of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffhester/2784666811 Jeff Hester].'' | |||
