How does a satellite dish work?

[@AtomicFrontier]

Still can't believe they let us walk around on the old satellite dish, although apparently they used to play cricket up there!

[@cytonicstarspren4384]

Keep up the good work :D

[@cullen36]

Still can't believe they let you be below 100k subscribers!

[@cytonicstarspren4384]

@@cullen36 He’ll get there soon

[@DoctorPotassium]

That's the most WA thing I've heard

[@kkuhn]

This channel is so underrated! We need to get more attention for this guy!

[@alexmiller4534]

So very glad that Tom Scott introduced me to this brilliant channel. Such high production values.

[@woutvansteenkiste8464]

Same here. Great channel!

[@RatchetOrion]

Also happened here Real glad tom scott showed us this guy!

[@egorpavlyuk7972]

Yeeees

[@vincefox8]

Also here from Tom Scott!!

[@andrebartels1690]

New subscriber from Tom Scott.

[@jeroenritmeester73]

Honestly, your almost-too-professional-for-this-age style is so refreshing. The biggest compliment I can give you is that you remind me of Carl Sagan.

[@DanStClairCole]

He likes CGP Grey, and was introduced to me by Tom Scott's January break full of wonderful creators! Thank you KZbin gods!!!❤️ Really interesting videos and a wonderful way to present mate! Hope you get much more attention, that you justly deserve, in the future!!

[@jearlblah5169]

I think tom scott should take a break every january so we can have more of these

[@qwertzuiop1230]

Thanks Tom Scott for introducing me to this brilliant channel :) I hope this guy gets more attention in the future

[@myusernameblows]

That was a phenomenal explanation of radio wave transmitters and receivers, I feel like I finally understand it thoroughly.

[@alira7296]

0:55 WOW. How have I never seen this before? I've never even considered why the two are always perpendicular and not e.g. in the same plane. Such a great animation

[@AtomicFrontier]

Thanks! That took about a day to make... potentially because I started in PowerPoint before biting the bullet and buying After Effects. Glad you liked it!

[@Bennie58able]

@@AtomicFrontier Totally worth it, man! This makes it so clear!

[@jeroenritmeester73]

That is a beefy investment, but even I (university electrical engineering student) did not know this, so I'd say definitely worth it

[@michaelwinter742]

Do you have a Patreon account to help find your After Effects?

[@AtomicFrontier]

Thanks! No patreon yet, but will keep you posted if things change!

[@aadithyanjr1382]

0:47 I can't believe that none of my science teachers have ever explained electromagnetic waves this way. Thanks mate. That was such an elegant explanation..

[@lewismassie]

0:55 I think this is the first time I've seen someone properly explain how EM waves are generated. And I have a STEM degree lol. Also came over from Tom Scott, been watching through your backlog the last few days

[@jacobblomdahl557]

I am in the exact same boat. I'm part way through watching every one of your videos because they are just so amazing and I've really enjoyed learning so much! I'm so glad you collaborated with Tom

[@flaviusclaudius7510]

Yeah, not even Jackson does as good a job!

[@jacobblomdahl557]

@@flaviusclaudius7510 who is Jackson?

[@flaviusclaudius7510]

@@jacobblomdahl557 Jackson's _Classical Electrodynamics_ is considered _the_ textbook on electromagnetism for postgraduate students (and Honours students in Australia)

[@goe591]

I was absolutely blown away by that animation. I also had to pause to exclaim my excitement when the host explained AM vs FM information coding. "I studied physics for 5 years and I didn't know that what those stood for!"

[@dualblade24s]

Such amazing production quality for a small channel, you deserve to hit 1mil this year!

[@TiddlywinksVonSmythe]

I've seen a lot of physics illustrations in lectures and youtube videos, and these are some of the best I've seen. Very intuitive and stylish

[@rohanrawat5740]

I'm so glad Tom Scott hosted you on his channel! If he hadn't, I never would have found this channel or any of its wonderful content. I look forward to the next video!

[@krishras23]

Wow! Congratulations on 37K, keep up the good work!

[@AtomicFrontier]

Thanks, we will!

[@siddharth-gandhi]

One word to describe this video and this channel: STELLAR! 😁 Keep up the AMAZING work! PS: The subtitles are very very appreciated. One of the key qualities, I believe, of a great channel is that it provides amazing subtitles and to see such a small channel with such high production value is utterly mind boggling! 👌 Thanks to Tom Scott for brining me here and thank YOU, the team, for making these videos!

[@samk3469]

I can tell this is the type of channel that’s only going to bet better with time. Love the content!

[@MrRavi011]

I just finished watching all videos of this channel. amazing work. thanks to Tom Scott for introducing me to your amazing work.

[@theviolincat7979]

Hey! So excited to see how your channel evolves and it's nice to be part of the community relatively early on. I'd love to help out with audio or anything related to France if there's ever the opportunity. All the best !

[@peterwortmann]

me again. this channel needs to be more visible to the algorithm

[@MarcusWolfWanders]

There's so much here that I didn't know I didn't know! Particularly how exactly the shapes of antennae/dishes spread/compress the waves, and the difference between amplitude/frequency modulation

[@Minifigure17]

This is the most intuitive and comprehensive explanation of what radio waves are I've ever seen, and I went to tech school to study radio transmission theory

[@GooLagg]

Damn the production value is so good! I can't believe this channel doesn't have a million subs or more, it definitely deserves more

[@AtomicFrontier]

Thanks! We're working on it.

[@jackjac]

I'm amazed how brilliantly you summarize those topics and include surprisingly good visuals.

[@seklay]

These are the best visual representations of how radio works that I've seen :0

[@GrayMajik]

7:19 nice pun with astronomical! If I had not already subscribed after seeing Tom Scott’s video that definitely would have gotten me to do it lol.

[@Jazehiah]

Also, a very good explanation of the difference between AM and FM radio.

[@incandifferent]

This is my new Favourite channel. Love it. Absolutely brilliant.

[@noahcarty3]

Amazing video, amazing explanations, can't believe I haven't seen you before and can't believe you aren't getting the rows you deserve.... Keep it up! I know I'm gonna keep watching!

[@josephjensen8763]

Man, your at 38k subs and you're making content I'd expect from a multi-million sub channel, keep up the good work and keep up the quality content. I look forward to seeing when your channel gets big.

[@_TeXoN_]

6:30 This is Parkes Observatory or DSS-49. I also like how you can see at 4:44 the old ESTRACK Antenna base right above the horn antenna. The dish itself now made it all the way to Santa Maria.

[@Sonic1305]

Guess you just got a new subscriber :) What an astounding production value. Keep up the awesome content!

[@mariannes6276]

This is really interesting, thank you! I grew up close to the ASTRON and the old CAMRAS in the Netherlands, but somehow never really grasped how it worked. Now I know! And man am I jealous they let you up there!

[@kevfaherty123]

Unreal channel. Saw you on Tom Scott and am an avid follower now!

[@karasirarichard3358]

This channel is the treasure I got from Tom Scott... Great work mate 🔥🔥🔥

[@badhrihari1705]

Thanks for traveling quite a bit for us!

[@AtomicFrontier]

We love to do it. I think you'll be impressed with the next episode if its travel you're looking for!

[@cytonicstarspren4384]

@@AtomicFrontier You are truly the next Tom Scott

[@kevoramma]

You’re a great teacher. Keep it up!

[@Vulturexify]

Best channel I've found in years

[@pantheo9457]

wow, love this video! the format is perfect for me and its such high production value!

[@sumanthkashyap8366]

Absolutely wonderful presentation and filming. Your ability to communicate details is exceptional. So glad Tom Scott introduced me to this channel. Looking forward to your next video.

[@obeisantturtle5075]

Thanks for captions!

[@willmcconnell6008]

Your content is great and well presented, this is a great example of effective science communication! Keep it up!

[@rabingaire]

Thanks tom for introducing me to this channel, great stuff so much simpler and easier to understand explanations

[@adrianv.v.4445]

How didn't I get this in my recommended tab earlier? This is amazingly done!

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Scoot beamed me over too. Thanks to all involved. Nice video...

[@MonsieurPopu]

just has i'm done watching the rests of your videos. Great timing!

[@ErikNWalker]

Hello Internet. I like your tastes :)

[@liam_hurlburt]

hopefully HI makes a return this year, I really miss it 😭😭

[@EpwnaExeter]

Thank you KZbin recommended algorithm...this channel is great!

[@pcih6176]

cant believe a 70k subscriber channel has such well made videos.

[@TOUTest1]

You should have 1M subscribers! I really like your explanations. Thank you

[@johannesjakobsen5171]

I assume you know where i come from, but man am i happy i found my way here, and also engagement so you can educate more people.

[@jacq0272]

Fantastic video and explanations!

[@user-ed7gm7ol8k]

this is one of the best explanation ıhave seen about of how radio works. ı think you make a great research befor making this video.

[@Matthew-li7we]

Just watched the work you did with Tom Scott. And this video. Great work.

[@rickheuvels5124]

Still very glad i got to find this channel through Tom Scott! Very educational and intersting! Keep up the good work 💪

[@topher4906]

Just finished watching every video, I cant wait for more!

[@TheLuckyluc555]

very glad i found this channel!

[@thecma3]

I'd love to see a video on polarization, effects of the ionosphere, etc.!

[@JakeZeno]

Atomic Frontier had 3.65K subscribers on November 11, 2020. On January 14, 2021 (~2 months later) it's become 37.4K subscribers! 100K by March?

[@karlkastor]

During Apollo 13 the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station near Canberra couldn't pick up the LEM's faint radio signal. The engineers managed to reconfigure the dish of the Parkes Observatory to receive the signal from Apollo 13, helping in the rescue of the crew.

[@lilyozment4618]

Fantastic quality!

[@louibyrne8189]

Space communication is usually done through the phase domain. It can allows higher data rate. Frequency and Amplitude can be used but are next to useless when factors such as the Doppler effect and atmospheric noise cause huge changes in these properties that would be way too power expensive to predict on the spacecraft for every transmission and reception

[@Kht10339]

I hope the HI-atus isn’t affecting your outback drives as of late! Absolutely beautiful explanations and visuals

[@cninh4574]

So informative! Well done

[@AtomicFrontier]

Thanks!

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

This is extremely good. An extra lil thing about life on earth I now understand that bit more. So cool.

[@jacobjuenger4454]

So informative. I love it.

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

I remember checking your channel right after Tom Scott uploaded and swing you had 5k Subscribers, Wow you've grown quickly

[@IsaacConejo]

First time I've seen this scoop. Awesome!

[@dr_doorknob4792]

Amazing content, earned a sub my guy

[@AtomicFrontier]

Appreciate it!

[@DoctorPotassium]

I'm very glad I've subscribed. You're videos are really cool.

[@inputoutput1414]

this channel is amazing, this is so cool

[@HungrySandwitch]

What a good channel

[@Paul-qu4kl]

Wow, great content and a Tim. Instant sub!

[@Scrogan]

Neat video! But there’s more to radio than just AM and FM, there’s also phase modulation, which is arguably a special case of FM. Then there’s composite techniques, like quadrature amplitude modulation, which is used in high-tech radio protocols like wifi. The thought that FM carries more data than AM is mostly misguided, both have a data throughput proportional to their bandwidth (measured in Hz) and their signal to noise ratio, as per the Shannon-Hartley theorem. Same for noise immunity, to some extent. FM broadcasting stations are at higher frequencies than AM stations, and so they have a lot more bandwidth to put the same audio data through. If you crammed the same data in AM and FM channels of equal bandwidths (say, 44kHz), with the same SNR, you’d get similar levels of fidelity. Interference from lightning and such would effect both modulations, but in different ways. QAM, which is a form of AM, is used for higher speed wifi protocols, but when interference over a certain level is detected, I believe it switches to PSK, phase shift keying. If you’re interested in low power long range radio, look into LoRa.

[@ledz3pp]

The animations for radio waves were excellent, I've never seen this topic explained in such clear and simple way. Very grateful to Tom Scott for shining some light on this channel. Godspeed, James!

[@simonbeasley989]

Excellent video, never seen a horn antenna before.

[@soundism1595]

Keep up the good work!

[@LeoStaley]

Good lord that Hello Internet jingle hit me hard in the feels, since it looks like they're done with the podcast altogether now.

[@agargamer6759]

Comment to boost engagement! Keep up the quality videos!

[@fd8203]

Excellent!

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

I love this. I'm new to your channel. From Bakersfield California USA.

[@Taka.1011]

Ty Tom

[@jamesberkeley390]

Great video 😃

[@kurtkennedy333]

Yo I’m literally ecstatic to be introduced to this channel

[@AtomicFrontier]

And I'm ecstatic you're here! Thanks!!

[@JSDudeca]

Love the HI reference. Here's hoping that it comes back again :) - Tim

[@PixelAspen]

I need a picture of you next to the Mighty Black Stump, great video

[@uvbe]

Great video!

[@ErikNa]

Great video, greetings from Germany

[@matejlieskovsky9625]

Does the sugarscoop really work the way it is illustrated at 4:01? The shape seems to me more like it would bounce signal off the lower scoop, then off the roof and then down into some receiver...

[@AtomicFrontier]

Hi! Yes that's a slight simplification on my part to keep the video flowing. The way you've described it is spon-on! The receiver is inside that mesh covering in the middle of the flat section. It you 'unfolded' it it would resemble a single long horn.

[@itsevilbert]

You left out phase modulation, but that is probably going one level too deep. It is mostly used for space comms. Because the amplitude modulation can suffer badly from noise, and the frequency can change a lot (Doppler shift), but phase modulation is effected less.

[@deploy_leroy]

Good video 👊

[@fezzle1154]

Yay a new episode

[@FulloutPostal]

*nitpick* 5:15 when moving the bulb, you're not changing the amount of light being emitted, but you increase the volume of the cone the same amount of light is being emitted into...

[@cytonicstarspren4384]

I found your channel though Tom Scott’s video and I love your content!!!

[@cheddarcheese2721]

How does this man not have 1 mil yet

[@mafiawerbung]

I you were a stock i would put all my money in you. Guarenteed you gonna get 1 Million subs this year.

[@koenraadhendricus]

Great video mr dingles keep it up

[@JP-ml3cs]

Genius! 🧠

[@seanabranilla7279]

"Although your phone bill each month would be astronomical" I am dying of laughter

[@user-ed7gm7ol8k]

nice video thanks

[@Felix-nz7lq]

fuuuuck you just made me remember hello internet hasn't uploaded in months

[@youtubeusername1489]

7:08 one of the few times in history of the internet where you can say the sizes are still to scale