Media Summary: We take a closer look at the S-Band transponder from the Important step to get right! We figure out the 120V 400 Hz We demonstrate a locked bidirectional link between Earth and our

Apollo Comms Part 3 Inside - Detailed Analysis & Overview

We take a closer look at the S-Band transponder from the Important step to get right! We figure out the 120V 400 Hz We demonstrate a locked bidirectional link between Earth and our We are treated to a very special tour of the nearby Stanford dish, and find evidence of its participation to the We build a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) FM demodulator for extracting the It's aliiive! We very cautiously turn on our transponder for the first time.

We take a closer look at the S-Band power amplifier from the We fix our Updata Link Test box by solving the mystery of the missing analog components. We X-ray mysterious Motorola modules ... We open the microwave transponder and amplifier that brought you TV from the Moon, and explain the We back out the last remaining modification from our NASA receiver and return it to its original

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Apollo Comms Part 3: Inside the S-Band Transponder
Apollo Comms Part 4: Transponder power up preparation, and more original equipment found.
Apollo Comms Part 6: First tone transmission, to the Moon and back!
Apollo 13 accident: understanding Houston’s real time debug (Apollo Comms Part 28)
Apollo Comms Part 16: Stanford Dish’s Apollo Past
Apollo Comms Part 30: We explain and debug modern (CD4046B) and vintage (Apollo) PLL circuits.
Apollo Comms Part 25: Apollo-HP Nixie Space Clock
Apollo Comms Part 5: Transponder first power on.
Apollo Comms Part 34: Trying every function of the Apollo command system
Apollo Comms Part 2: Inside the Traveling Wave Amplifier
Apollo Comms Part 18: Solving the mystery of NASA's Updata Link box missing parts
Apollo Comms Part 1: Opening the S-Band Transponder and Amplifier
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Apollo Comms Part 3: Inside the S-Band Transponder

Apollo Comms Part 3: Inside the S-Band Transponder

We take a closer look at the S-Band transponder from the

Apollo Comms Part 4: Transponder power up preparation, and more original equipment found.

Apollo Comms Part 4: Transponder power up preparation, and more original equipment found.

Important step to get right! We figure out the 120V 400 Hz

Apollo Comms Part 6: First tone transmission, to the Moon and back!

Apollo Comms Part 6: First tone transmission, to the Moon and back!

We demonstrate a locked bidirectional link between Earth and our

Apollo 13 accident: understanding Houston’s real time debug (Apollo Comms Part 28)

Apollo 13 accident: understanding Houston’s real time debug (Apollo Comms Part 28)

We open up a Block I

Apollo Comms Part 16: Stanford Dish’s Apollo Past

Apollo Comms Part 16: Stanford Dish’s Apollo Past

We are treated to a very special tour of the nearby Stanford dish, and find evidence of its participation to the

Apollo Comms Part 30: We explain and debug modern (CD4046B) and vintage (Apollo) PLL circuits.

Apollo Comms Part 30: We explain and debug modern (CD4046B) and vintage (Apollo) PLL circuits.

We build a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) FM demodulator for extracting the

Apollo Comms Part 25: Apollo-HP Nixie Space Clock

Apollo Comms Part 25: Apollo-HP Nixie Space Clock

We power up

Apollo Comms Part 5: Transponder first power on.

Apollo Comms Part 5: Transponder first power on.

It's aliiive! We very cautiously turn on our transponder for the first time.

Apollo Comms Part 34: Trying every function of the Apollo command system

Apollo Comms Part 34: Trying every function of the Apollo command system

We finally have our

Apollo Comms Part 2: Inside the Traveling Wave Amplifier

Apollo Comms Part 2: Inside the Traveling Wave Amplifier

We take a closer look at the S-Band power amplifier from the

Apollo Comms Part 18: Solving the mystery of NASA's Updata Link box missing parts

Apollo Comms Part 18: Solving the mystery of NASA's Updata Link box missing parts

We fix our Updata Link Test box by solving the mystery of the missing analog components. We X-ray mysterious Motorola modules ...

Apollo Comms Part 1: Opening the S-Band Transponder and Amplifier

Apollo Comms Part 1: Opening the S-Band Transponder and Amplifier

We open the microwave transponder and amplifier that brought you TV from the Moon, and explain the

Apollo Comms Part 29: Downvoice

Apollo Comms Part 29: Downvoice

We back out the last remaining modification from our NASA receiver and return it to its original