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KSP Mod to add better antenna / link calculations to CommNet.
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Evpatoria is significantly better than DSS for VHF and UHF? #31

Open Clayell opened 4 months ago

Clayell commented 4 months ago

This just seems a bit odd to me, why does Evpatoria have significantly better gain than other DSS stations? It seems very overpowered, and I can even transmit to it with a 16 dBm antenna from the moon.

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Capkirk123 commented 4 months ago

Because it's not a DSS station. That's the Antenna Evpatoria had.

Clayell commented 4 months ago

It seems to massively change the balance of the early game, I hardly need to worry about antenna mass or power usage at all if I can use a 16 dBm antenna instead of a 34 dBm antenna.

Capkirk123 commented 4 months ago

Yeah there's gonna be an option to disable it eventually

Clayell commented 4 months ago

Can I see the source for the Evpatoria antenna? I can't believe that the soviets had an astronomically better radio station than the americans in the late 50s.

Capkirk123 commented 4 months ago

https://github.com/KSP-RO/RealAntennas/blob/7093b122aa4c55ea0b35fa1d3f9760f40e1dbf57/GameData/RealAntennas/RealismOverhaul.cfg#L517 Knock yourself out

Clayell commented 4 months ago

Hm, I think I see the disconnect. The DSN doesn't have any upgrades past ground tech level 1 for VHF and UHF (and instead has upgrades for S and beyond), but Evpatoria has upgrades for VHF, UHF, and S+ past ground tech level 1. Surely the DSN had upgrades to VHF and UHF beyond the late 50s? (although I can't find any sources myself)