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Characterizing the effect of near-surface humidity and wave action on Ka/Ku band satellite transmissions from a surfboard-sized autonomous swimming vessel. I h
by tezzer 7y ago
Characterizing the effect of near-surface humidity and wave action on Ka/Ku band satellite transmissions from a surfboard-sized autonomous swimming vessel. I have a little sensor platform, and customers that want it to do a whole lot more. Bandwidth can be hard to come by 6000 miles from the nearest human.
Also, working on how to integrate a small team of hackers into a big team of production oriented engineers. Making the first of something is such a different skill set to making thousands more.
I got here by getting headhunted for a neat-sounding job after a project elsewhere ended, and then assuming more and more duties until my title had to change to match my responsibilities.
- mrfusion 7y agoI’m surprised there’s so much demand for that. Also I bet you’re excited for starlink.
- tezzer 7y agoThe ocean's a big place, and really hard to operate in. I'm looking forward to seeing how low power the terminals end up consuming!
- dbetteridge 7y agoSemi random question. Is this related to the refractivity of the near surface atmosphere above the waters surface affecting directionality and bandwidth?
- tezzer 7y agoYes, and a couple of other things- the water acts as an RF ground plane, so different sea states experience this differently; the humidity in the first few inches off the surface is enough to affect signal performance; and mist and spray from splashing affects things more.