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Author Topic: Space discovery: FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter moon  (Read 1283 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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A spacecraft orbiting Jupiter discovered an FM radio signal from Ganymede, one of the gas giant's moons. The discovery marks the first time a signal has been detected from Ganymede.

https://fox4kc.com/news/space-discovery-fm-radio-signal-found-coming-from-jupiter-moon/

No word yet as to whether the FCC will investigate to see if the transmissions exceed the Part 15 field strength limits of 250 microvolts/meter at 3 meters.
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Re: Space discovery: FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter moon
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2021, 2205 UTC »
Hmmm.....has anybody heard Toynbee Radio lately?
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Re: Space discovery: FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter moon
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2021, 2253 UTC »
Ganymede, located in the neutral zone, has long been a favorite haunt of freebooter and space rogue pinto vortando.
Especially appealing is its total lack of extradition treaties with other worlds.
Anyway, it seemed like an ideal location for a pirate FM station out of reach of regulation.
Das Radiobunker somewhere in Michigan

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Chris Smolinski
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Re: Space discovery: FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter moon
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2021, 0013 UTC »
Are they taking requests? Do they QSL?
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Re: Space discovery: FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter moon
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2021, 1947 UTC »
Well, what I wanna' know is, since it's a new year, did it do a format change?
I was asked, yet another weird question, of how I would like to be buried, when I finally bite the big one. The answer was actually pretty easy. Face-down, like a certain historical figure in the late 1980's, (I will not mention who, but some of you will get it, and that's enough.) Why??? It would be a burial that will satisfy everyone: (1) My enemies will say that it will show me where to go. (2) On the same point, I can have my enemies kiss my butt. (3) It will temporarily give someone a place to park a bicycle. See??? A WIN / WIN for everyone.

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Re: Space discovery: FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter moon
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2021, 0103 UTC »
FM? They're pretty primitive... if they were broadcasting in C-QUAM, I'd be tuning in regularly.
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