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Amateur Radio enthusiasts bounce signal off Venus

Started by Mike, Mar 30, 2009, 14:10:47

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Mar 30, 2009, 14:10:47 Last Edit: Mar 30, 2009, 18:20:43 by Rick
A group of German amateur radio hobbyists has successfully bounced a radio signal off the planet Venus, over 31 million miles (50 million km) away, and received it back on Earth (Earth-Venus-Earth = EVE).

More: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/amateur_eve_radio_bounce.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
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