Horsedoc wrote:
wonder how that cell phone signal gets TO the satellite?
Same way it gets to a tower... You might think that to talk to a satellite you need lots and lots of power... NOPE. Though I've never done it.. Many Ham radio operators talk to satellites or even the International space station using 5 watts or less...(Yes there are ham radios on the ISS and all the astronauts occupying it are licensed Ambattur radio operators)
Though I've never talked to the ISS. I have heard their transmitter (Full scale) sending what is called Slow Scan TV (30 seconds per frame instead of 30 frames per second) Very strong signal.
You see when it comes to radios.. Height is Might and the Satellites.. they got the height.
