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EEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space Probe

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Richard Stephenson explains how NASA's Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex uses the 70-meter DSS-43 dish to communicate with Voyager 2.

How do you contact the Voyager 2 space probe? PART 1: A detailed explanation by Richard Stephenson from the NASA Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex in Canberra on how the 70m DSS-43 dish at the CDSCC is used to still contact the Voyager 2 probe. You can follow Richard on Twitter: twitter.com/nascom1 Low noise receivers: safe.nrao.edu/wiki/pub/Main/GalenWatts/Reid_DESCANSO_sml.pdf NOTE: This video is a re-release from the EEVblog Discover channel from 2017, to hopefully find a new audience. Forum: eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1547-contacting-the-voyager-2… - How do you contact the Voyager 2 space probe? - Voyager ISN'T the lowest signal level! - The Failed Capacitor and the Best Lock Frequency - Transmit uplink power - System noise temperature - S and X band receivers - Mars Reconnaissance Ordbiter and the Signal to Noise Ratio - Maximum Transmit power is WHAT? - The effects of weather - Power supply and backups - The roll of the Deep Space Network - Mag Roll Calibration If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: patreon.com/eevblog Web Site: eevblog.com Other channels: EEVblog2: youtube.com/EEVblog2 EEVdiscover: youtube.com/eevdiscover T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/eevblog #ElectronicsCreators #NASA #voyager

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What people say. Recommended for its detailed look at the ground-based antennas and low-noise receivers used for deep space communications.

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On “NASA has reestablished full communications with Voyager 2”

These three videos by EEVblog detail the ground based antennas and how it is contacted: EEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space Probe: link to this video EEVblog 1547 (Part 2) - PINGing the Voyager 2 Space Probe!: link EEVblog 1547 (Part 3) - Tour of the NASA Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex: link

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Yeah totally. Here's a nice video on what NASA uses to communicate with it: link to this video Not something you'll put in your backyard :')

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On “NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2”

Dave from EEVBlog just visited a facility communicating with Voyager 2: link to this video link There's a part 3 with a tour of the complex.