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Subj: EARTH-VENUS-EARTH (EVE) EXPERIMENT 2026
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PLANETARY EARTH-VENUS-EARTH (EVE) RADAR ECHO EXPERIMENT - DWINGELOO & STOCKERT
AUTHORS: THOMAS TELKAMP, HANS HOLSINK, WOLFGANG HERRMANN ET AL.
DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2026
ISSUED VIA BPQ32 NODE HP2DFA-5 IN PANAMA
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1. EVE 2026 EXPERIMENT OVERVIEW
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ON OCTOBER 17-18, 2026, THE DWINGELOO RADIO TELESCOPE
TRANSMITTED SIGNALS TOWARDS VENUS, WHICH WERE REFLECTED
AND RECEIVED BY ASTROPEILER STOCKERT. SIGNALS TRAVELED
ABOUT 42 MILLION KM EACH WAY (~5 MINUTES ROUND TRIP).
FROM THE ECHOES, THE TEAM SUCCESSFULLY DECODED A
10-CHARACTER MESSAGE: "VENUS ECHO".
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2. TECHNOLOGY & COLLABORATION
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THIS EVE EXPERIMENT BUILDS ON EARTH-MOON-EARTH (EME)
PRACTICES. PREVIOUS SUCCESSES BY AMATEURS OCCURRED
ONLY IN 2009 (AMSAT-DL) AND 2025.
- **M-FSK WAVEFORM**: DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE OPEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ORI), REQUIRING 40
MINUTES OF SIGNAL AVERAGING TO DECODE.
- **PROFESSIONAL TELESCOPES**: WESTERBORK (WSRT), 100M
EFFELSBERG, 76M LOVELL, AND eMERLIN NETWORK DISHES
ALSO MONITORED THE REFLECTIONS.
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3. UPCOMING SESSIONS (INFERIOR CONJUNCTION)
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AS VENUS REACHES INFERIOR CONJUNCTION ON OCTOBER
24-25, 2026, THE EXPERIMENT WILL BE REPEATED.
- **EME TEST (OCT 24)**: 18:00–22:00 UTC (1299.65 MHz).
- **VENUS SESSION**: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026.
CREDITS & SOURCES: CAMRAS / DWINGELOO / ORI
NODE CONTACT MAIL: HP2DFA@GMAIL.COM / HP2DFA-5@BPQ32
73 DE HP2DFA-5 / BPQ32 NODE PANAMA
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