http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926 Our Journey to Space Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79264 Administrator Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:34:06 +0000 http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79264 The antennas are all pointed down. There is a dead zone cone that radiate from the top and bottom of the antenna. The one off the top is smaller. Five to ten minutes after launch the vehicle has moved down range making the angle of the vehicle to the ground antennas 45 to 60 degrees. The result is that upside down puts the antenna in the is absolute perfect position for max signal. Weird but true. JP The antennas are all pointed down. There is a dead zone cone that radiate from the top and bottom of the antenna. The one off the top is smaller. Five to ten minutes after launch the vehicle has moved down range making the angle of the vehicle to the ground antennas 45 to 60 degrees. The result is that upside down puts the antenna in the is absolute perfect position for max signal. Weird but true. JP

]]> http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79236 Drew Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:18:21 +0000 http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79236 I love how, in the picture, the antena is pointing down. I love how, in the picture, the antena is pointing down.

]]> http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79219 Simon Webb Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:24:41 +0000 http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79219 Well done guys! Must have been a massive amount of work! Well done guys! Must have been a massive amount of work!

]]> http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79216 Bill Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:57:25 +0000 http://jpaerospace.com/blog/?p=4926#comment-79216 Nice! Nice!

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