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How To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 1)

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What it is

Dave Jones of EEVblog and Richard Stephenson tour the 70m DSS43 dish at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex and explain how NASA talks to Voyager 2. It covers the transmitters, receivers and tracking involved.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in Voyager threads as the best look at how operators actually contact the probe.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Dave Jones of EEVBlog has a nice series of videos talking to Richard Stephenson, Operations Supervisor at the DSN's Canberra site.”

    Dave Jones interviews a DSN Canberra operations supervisor

    misterS, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “Deep Space Network Now: Status of communications with our deep space explorers”

  2. “Video recommendation: How To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe”

    How operators contact the Voyager 2 probe

    7373737373, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “NASA Power Hack Extends 45-Year Voyager 2 Mission Even Longer”

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Topics: voyager 2, deep space network, canberra, radio dish, nasa

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