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  • [SSDN] JPL, Mars Helicopter, Cube Sats, Ham Radio and more: N5BF talks

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    JPL, Mars Helicopter, Cube Sats, Ham Radio and more: N5BF talks to Eric
    Guth 4Z1UG

    Posted: 07 Nov 2021 07:26 AM PST http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/11/jpl-mars-helicopter-cube-sats-ham-radio.html

    This morning Eric Guth has a really interesting interview on his QSO Today podcast.  Courtney Duncan N5BF had a full career at JPL and is the current president of the San Bernardino Microwave Society.  There is a lot of interesting stuff in this interview, much of it about space exploration.  Courtney tells us about how experience with re-purposing radio gear came in handy at JPL.  For example,

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