EEVblog 1547 (Part 2) - PINGing the Voyager 2 Space Probe!

Part 2 - PINGing the Voyager 2 space probe. Inside the control room at the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) while receving the Voyager 2 signal after a 30 hour PING time. A detailed look at the receiver control system screens.
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00:00 - Tour of the Canberra Deep Space Tracking Complex control room.
01:49 - Tracking Schedule
03:35 - Receiver system front end controls for Voyager 2
04:54 - Voyager 2 time reference
06:20 - Subcarrier and Symbols
07:02 - Multi Convolutional Decoder
07:57 - Spectrum Display
08:32 - Antenna controls, beam width and accuracy
10:43 - Signal path display
11:51 - Why doesn't the DSNnow signal level match the actual signal level?

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