[Laser] moon repeater

[J. Forster]

Pretty easy test to do though. Clouds will be milli or micro seconds round trip,
the Moon about 3 seconds and only a very few photons in amplitude. If you get a
strong return with amateur gear, it's almost certainly not the Moon.

-John


Jim Deane wrote:

> But is there a relatively simple method to determine whether you are
> receiving moon-bounce signals or atmospheric scattering from your outgoing
> beam?
>
> Obviously, pulsed signals with an oscilliscope would be one method since we
> know the rough distance to the moon...but that seems so kludgy.  Ideas?
>
> Jim