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> Getting a 1.5 kW, 240-antenna EME array

It says 1W TX power per antenna. So the 240 antenna array which draws 1500W has a transmit power of 240W.



EIRP. There's some gain involved.


I think they're claiming the actual transmit power is 240W (23.8 dBW), and the EIRP is 63.1 dBW.

I am sort of skeptical of the claimed gain... even at 6GHz, you need a 2-meter parabolic reflector to get 40dB, the array is 1/10th that diameter. EDIT: Ignore this second paragraph I misread the spec page.


The MoonRF array is a full 1 meter diameter as shown on the page


I'm asleep and I misread that as 10cm. Thanks.




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