October 14, 2024

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Via the ARRL: Nature Communications Article Features LO-94, First Lunar-Orbiting Ham Radio Spacecraft.

Nature Communications Article Features LO-94, First Lunar-Orbiting Ham Radio Spacecraft A July 9 Nature Communications article, “Design and flight results of the VHF/UHF communication system of Longjiang lunar microsatellites,” describes the Longjiang-2/Lunar-OSCAR 94 (LO-94) spacecraft, which carried the first amateur radio communication system into lunar orbit.

As a part of China’s Chang’e-4 l…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/nature-communications-article-features-lo-94-first-lunar-orbiting-ham-radio-spacecraft