[Laser] Laser "guide star"

Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:05:56 -0800 (PST)

Hi,
I live here in the San Jose area.  I have not seen this beam. Will keep an eye
out for it tho!

Jim
N9JIM/6

--- Brian Butler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Folks:
> 
> Thanks for the mail reflector, it helps us that are new to Laser Comms get
> started.
> I am hoping the clear air and low winter temps (-40) north of the 60th
> parallel will
> get me farther with cloudbouce.
> 
> I noticed an article at Spaceflight Now -
> 
> http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0402/29optics/
> 
> This is a 60 mile VISIBLE (sodium line: 589 nm) beam!
> Has anyone in or near San Jose seen this beam?
> Can we use it as a beacon or target for our amateur cloudbouce comms?
> Can we use it to "calibrate" our systems ... using the reflections from it
> to confirm our low-power system's reflections?
> Any other ideas?
> 
> VY1BB
> Brian Butler
> Whitehorse, Yukon
> Canada
> 
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