EEVblog 1547 (Part 3) – Tour of the NASA Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex

Summary: Part 3. Tour of the NASA Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex at Tidbinbilla, with Richard Stephenson https://twitter.com/nascom1 Links: GaN solid state amplifier: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20190028651/downloads/20190028651.pdf Deep Space Network information https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series10/03_Reid_chapt3.pdf https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series10/04_Reid_chapt4.pdf https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series10/05_Reid_chapt5.pdf Air exclusion zone: https://www.avsef.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-03/documents/nsw-act-nat_r430_tidbinilla_increase_in_transmitting_power_0.pdf Maser amplifier: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940025169/downloads/19940025169.pdf X band uplink: https://ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov/progress_report/42-87/87O.PDF 34M Beam Waveguide antenna: https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series4/Mono4_Ch6.pdf https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series4/Mono4_Ch7.pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1547-contacting-the-voyager-2-space-probe/ 00:00 – Tour of the NASA ...