On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Are we going to have this thing radio controlled or a cable/wire attached to
> it?
>
> >From the CalTech glaciology website...
> "For electromagnetic waves with frequencies from 5 to 300 MHz the loss of
> energy by absorption in ice is sufficiently
A few miles of light-transmitting
fiber spooled out behind the cryobot shouldn't weigh any more than the
proposed transmission "pucks". Also, if a metallic filament
were adjacent the optical line(s), it could be periodically heated to
reposition and de-stress itself in the event of ice mov
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Reeve, Jack W. wrote:
> A few miles of light-transmitting fiber spooled out behind the cryobot
> shouldn't weigh any more than the proposed transmission "pucks". Also, if a
> metallic filament were adjacent the optical line(s), it could be
> periodically heated to repositio
control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Reeve, Jack W. wrote:
> A few miles of light-transmitting fiber spooled out behind the cryobot
> shouldn't weigh any more than the proposed transmission "pucks". Also, if
a
> metallic filament were adjacent the opti
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?
>
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Reeve, Jack W. wrote:
>
> > A few miles of light-transmitting fiber spooled out behind the cryobot
> > shouldn't weigh any more than the proposed tra
r fishing, where the line plays out through a hole at
end/center.
Jack
-Original Message-
From: Joe Latrell [mailto:joe_latrell@;beyond-earth.com]
Sent: Monday 28 October 2002 15:24
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Radio control v. Wire... and 1 part or 2?
How big is this thing suppos
