Amateur Radio Enthusiasts Track Voyager 1's Interstellar Signals
TL;DR
Amateur radio operators at the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory in the Netherlands successfully detected signals from Voyager 1, the furthest manmade object from Earth. This achievement required mounting a new antenna and using orbital predictions to account for the Doppler shift, as the observatory's dish was not originally designed for such frequencies. This feat is notable as only a few telescopes worldwide have managed to receive Voyager 1's faint signals, typically handled by the Deep Space Network.
Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#amateurradio#deepspacenetwork#dwingelooobservatory#radioastronomy#science-and-technology#voyager1
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