2001: A Moonbounce Odyssey

1. 2001: A Moonbounce Odyssey Dr. H. Paul Shuch Executive Director The SETI League, Inc.

2. EME

4. Arecibo

5. Pioneer 10

6. Pioneer 10 Beacon

7. Pioneer 10 Downlink: Xmtr Output = 8 W = +39 dBm Xmtr Freq = 2320 MHz Ant Gain = +33 dBi EIRP = +72 dBm Path Loss = 301 dB Incident Pwr = -229 dBm

8. SETI League President Richard Factor

9. W2ETI Beacon Downlink: Xmtr Output = 10 W = +40 dBm Xmtr Freq = 1296 MHz Ant Gain = +24 dBi EIRP = +64 dBm Path Loss = 271 dB Incident Pwr = -207 dBm

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13. GPS Clock

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15. Exciter

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17. IPAs

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20. Dual Quad Helices

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22. Computer Control

29. SETI-Cam

30. First Light

31. Under-Illumination Loss Moon subtends: 0.5 deg Arecibo’s beamwidth ~ 0.05 deg Loss = 10 * log (q1/q2)^2 ~ 20 dB

32. Incident Power @ Arecibo: Pioneer 10 = -229 dBm W2ETI Beacon = -227 dBm

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34. SSPA

36. QSL

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