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Thanks for the help, guys.
Pete
Hi,
I've been reading a ot of books about proposed missions to Mars, but none talk all that much about the communications systems.
I'm wondering specifically whether a special focusing antenna is NEEDED to relay communications, or if an astronaut could theoretically face Earth, yell in its direction, and eventually be heard.
What frequency would such a Mars mission be likely to use? Would there be any way that non-NASA people could pick up signals from the mission with, say, a ham radio?
As you can tell by my questions, I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to radio engineeering. What I'm wondering is: could an astronaut, separated from the main Mars lander, relay a message directly to Earth (if possible, without an antenna or special equipment), without going through the lander?
Thanks very much for any help you can provide,
Pete
Hi all...
My first post here. I've been looking up other cultures' names for the planet Mars. Many are easy to find because they're used in naming the valleys on the planet. But of all the cultures' names I've found, I still haven't found much of Native Amercan name for the planet - just the Incan name "Auqakah," and the Abenaki tribe of Quebec's "Misengwe."
I feel like there must be many more, but I've done numerous searches and have found nothing. I've seen a lot on Native American names for stars, so I figure all the tribes must have SOME name for Mars. Any help out there?
Thanks,
Pete
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