[Laser] moon repeater

Sat, 03 Jan 2004 23:45:36 -0600

Good points.  In my haste, I was simply thinking about a continuous 
modulated signal, and trying to figure out which of several possible targets 
received signal was reflecting from.

I'll try to think through these things before I open my e-mouth...  :)

Jim

>From: "J. Forster" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [Laser] moon repeater
>Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 00:45:59 -0500
>
>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
>
>
>
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