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Re:A satellite engineer explains the basics of space electro... by dahtguy on Sunday August 26, 2018 @06:28PM (#17848285)
Not necessarily. I've never heard of anyone doing it for space (maybe SpaceX?) but you could have an SDR driving a massive MIMO/beamforming array. The SDR can then dynamically "change the antenna" (change the radiation pattern) with a fixed front-end.
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Re:A satellite engineer explains the basics of space electro... by mng2 on Monday August 27, 2018 @03:42AM (#17850016)
The point is you are limited by the capability you build in at launch, SDR or otherwise. The hardware side is more restrictive than the software side.
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