Amateur Optical Communication Record - Revision history

Smaldonado: Umbridge compliance

2015-10-15T21:43:11Z

Umbridge compliance

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	The current amateur radio record for long distance terrestrial optical communication is ~173 mi (278.4km), set in 2008. The record-holders maintain an extensive website at modulatedlight.org [http://modulatedlight.org]. Some notable characteristics of their link include: Fresnel lens transmitter and receivers, a custom low-bandwidth, low-noise receiver optimized for long distance, red LED transmitters, and simple tripod alignment. Their path crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, taking advantage of optimal atmospheric conditions. The group used Google Earth to simulate view from each site to find landmarks, but were surprised by how different things looked with haze. Their successful link was able to transmit VHF ham radio communications.		The current amateur radio record for long distance terrestrial optical communication is ~173 mi (278.4km), set in 2008. The record-holders maintain an extensive website at modulatedlight.org [http://modulatedlight.org]. Some notable characteristics of their link include: Fresnel lens transmitter and receivers, a custom low-bandwidth, low-noise receiver optimized for long distance, red LED transmitters, and simple tripod alignment. Their path crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, taking advantage of optimal atmospheric conditions. The group used Google Earth to simulate view from each site to find landmarks, but were surprised by how different things looked with haze. Their successful link was able to transmit VHF ham radio communications.

	The Stanford Space Initiative [[OpComms]] group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.		The [[Stanford Student Space Initiative (SSI) \| Stanford SSI]] [[OpComms]] group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.

	[[Category:Optical Communications]]		[[Category:Optical Communications]]

Smaldonado: Added to Optical Communications category

2015-08-11T05:56:48Z

Added to Optical Communications category

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	The Stanford Space Initiative [[OpComms]] group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.		The Stanford Space Initiative [[OpComms]] group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.

			[[Category:Optical Communications]]

Ehillstrom at 05:46, 30 July 2015

2015-07-30T05:46:25Z

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	The current amateur radio record for long distance terrestrial optical communication is ~173 mi (278.4km), set in 2008. The record-holders maintain an extensive website at modulatedlight.org [http://modulatedlight.org]. Some notable characteristics of their link include: Fresnel lens transmitter and receivers, a custom low-bandwidth, low-noise receiver optimized for long distance, red LED transmitters, and simple tripod alignment. Their path crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, taking advantage of optimal atmospheric conditions. The group used Google Earth to simulate view from each site to find landmarks, but were surprised by how different things looked with haze. Their successful link was able to transmit VHF ham radio communications.		The current amateur radio record for long distance terrestrial optical communication is ~173 mi (278.4km), set in 2008. The record-holders maintain an extensive website at modulatedlight.org [http://modulatedlight.org]. Some notable characteristics of their link include: Fresnel lens transmitter and receivers, a custom low-bandwidth, low-noise receiver optimized for long distance, red LED transmitters, and simple tripod alignment. Their path crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, taking advantage of optimal atmospheric conditions. The group used Google Earth to simulate view from each site to find landmarks, but were surprised by how different things looked with haze. Their successful link was able to transmit VHF ham radio communications.

	The Stanford Space Initiative OpComms group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.		The Stanford Space Initiative [[OpComms]] group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.

Ehillstrom at 04:28, 30 July 2015

2015-07-30T04:28:50Z

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	The current amateur radio record for long distance terrestrial optical communication is ~173 mi (278.4km), set in 2008. The record-holders maintain an extensive website at modulatedlight.org [modulatedlight.org]. Some notable characteristics of their link include: Fresnel lens transmitter and receivers, a custom low-bandwidth, low-noise receiver optimized for long distance, red LED transmitters, and simple tripod alignment. Their path crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, taking advantage of optimal atmospheric conditions. The group used Google Earth to simulate view from each site to find landmarks, but were surprised by how different things looked with haze. Their successful link was able to transmit VHF ham radio communications.		The current amateur radio record for long distance terrestrial optical communication is ~173 mi (278.4km), set in 2008. The record-holders maintain an extensive website at modulatedlight.org [http://modulatedlight.org]. Some notable characteristics of their link include: Fresnel lens transmitter and receivers, a custom low-bandwidth, low-noise receiver optimized for long distance, red LED transmitters, and simple tripod alignment. Their path crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, taking advantage of optimal atmospheric conditions. The group used Google Earth to simulate view from each site to find landmarks, but were surprised by how different things looked with haze. Their successful link was able to transmit VHF ham radio communications.

	The Stanford Space Initiative OpComms group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.		The Stanford Space Initiative OpComms group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.

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2015-07-30T04:28:13Z

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The current amateur radio record for long distance terrestrial optical communication is ~173 mi (278.4km), set in 2008. The record-holders maintain an extensive website at modulatedlight.org [modulatedlight.org]. Some notable characteristics of their link include: Fresnel lens transmitter and receivers, a custom low-bandwidth, low-noise receiver optimized for long distance, red LED transmitters, and simple tripod alignment. Their path crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, taking advantage of optimal atmospheric conditions. The group used Google Earth to simulate view from each site to find landmarks, but were surprised by how different things looked with haze. Their successful link was able to transmit VHF ham radio communications.

The Stanford Space Initiative OpComms group aims to surpass this record, using a terrestrial transmitter and receiver currently under development.