[SixClub] Question

[Richard J. Fiero II]

 Along time ago I was in a truck stop gossiping with other drivers and we
got on the subject of the Apollo missions,
he claimed he worked at NASA then  and that the radios where microwave,  and
FM  I just figured it was one of those
( truckdriver stories ).   I didn't figure they had microwave technology in
1965. On reflection now, not knowing a thing about radio then,( I know I
know ) ( RADAR ) maybe I should have gotten a few books and started
learning. My priorities were different then.
Radio had to wait about ten more yrs, thats not to say I know much more now,
but I am learning (slowly ).

                                                              Joey
RICHARD J. FIERO II W5TFW
ARRL Awards manager
QSL Manager USS KIDD EM-40
6 Club Awards Director

Always do everything you ask of those you Command.

GEORGE S. PATTON JR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Boone" <CBoone@Earthlink.Net>
To: <sixclub@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Question


> Yeah but higher in freq (2Ghz or higher) where the antenna gain is MUCH
> larger...I'm sure it was FM because of the easier power budgets vs AM...
> When the astronauts were on the moon, they talked through the LEM back
> to earth; not straight from their suits....and the LEM just had to talk
> to probably a 60ft or larger dish...at 2 Ghz, a 10ft dish has 30db or so
> of gain...I cannot even begin to imagine the gain at 60ft!
>
> But some folks even heard the command module in orbit around the moon on
> its downlink freq with no problem using small dishes and homebrew
> rcvrs...I recall an article in 1970s QST describing how one group did it..
>
> Chris
> WB5ITT
>
> Richard J. Fiero II wrote:
>
> > ok,
> > now I will show all how ignorant I am. can anyone tell me what freq mode
&
> > RF power were used to communicate with the apollo missions to and from
the
> > moon ?  we all heard them so it was voice wasnt it ?
> >
> >                                                           Joey
> > RICHARD J. FIERO II W5TFW
> > ARRL Awards manager
> > QSL Manager USS KIDD EM-40
> > 6 Club Awards Director
>
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