Newsletter | October 30, 2025

10.30.25 -- Voyager's 48-Year Quest, Designing Efficient Satellite Links, The Role Of Gain Equalizers In RF Receivers & More

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FROM THE EDITOR

Voyager's 48-Year Quest Through RF Communication Excellence

NASA's Voyager program demonstrates RF communication mastery, maintaining contact across 15+ billion miles for 48 years while exploring interstellar space and planets.

SPOTLIGHT ON SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Designing Efficient Satellite Links: A Review Of The Link Budget Analysis

Satellite link budget analysis assesses power, antenna gains, noise, and losses, optimizing EIRP, G/T, and SNR for reliable connectivity, enhanced by adaptive methods and machine learning.

How RAD-Hard Technologies Make Space Exploration A Reality

Discover how RAD-Hard technologies revolutionize space exploration. Overcoming radiation challenges, they power satellites and missions to shape the future of planetary exploration and global communications.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

The Role Of Gain Equalizers In RF Receivers

Gain equalizers offer precise frequency equalization, low insertion loss, and a wide range of bandwidth options, making them ideal for optimizing RF receivers in demanding radar applications.

Providing Narrowband IoT Coverage With LEO Satellites

Learn about the modeling of a SATCOM link, specifically citing a use case wherein a satellite overlay extends service continuity to IoT devices in a poorly covered rural area.

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