[in-character]It should be pointed out that the Yagi-style phased array feed on the comms and sensor "backpack" unit was engineered upside down. The perpendicular elements need to be oriented in order of smallest to largest in the direction of the connection to the radio unit. The antenna as designed will have inferior performance in its role as a ground-to-space directional datalink. As it stands, the Yagi design is a good attempt at trading off stealth and ease-of-access. Yagi antenna are incredibly directional, they are actually the tool of choice for triangulating radio sources. Because of that directionality, you will only have a window of a few seconds during each friendly comms satellite orbit where you can have high bandwidth and low-latency connections to your theater-wide network, but your transmissions will not be detectable by most receivers at a range of a hundred meters or so without line-of-sight to the antenna. And, obviously, if the enemy has line of sight to your antenna, you have exited the stealth phase of your mission and have other concerns. If longer communication windows are needed, I would recommend replacing the Yagi-style antenna with a curved panel array to provide a tunable phased array for your transceiver. The archaeological records of the historical Starlink network on Old Earth utilized a low-tech variant of this concept that was surprisingly effective for how primitive it is. Modern antenna panels can take nearly any shape and merely need to be oriented with their long axis parallel to the ground to provide access to anything in range of your transmitter lurking in the visible sky on nearly any frequency used for civilian or battlefield comms. The civilian units available should suffice as most of the driving intelligence is now integrated into the structure of the antenna itself. Whatever radio unit you have installed in the backpack should be able to "talk" effectively to even a cheap panel and provide good bandwidth to orbit once an operation goes "hot". Thank you for your time.
@@bearnaff9387 thank you for your input! While I appreciate the comments on ground-to-space issues, this communications array is not intended to attempt a breach of the supercharged Van Allen Belts that prevent space travel and observation. We know there are satellites somewhere up there (Starlink being one system that may or may not be there), and some companies have managed to hijack them with use in certain applications, but I’m not a cosmological researcher and have no clue how to incorporate that into ECHO by myself. Good eye noticing the Yagi-style array is upside down! This is an intentional experiment to see if the negative effects of salt plain storms can be mitigated, i.e. environmental interference. The array has a directional, high gain which will be used for local communication to a broadcast tower or other portable mech system. In general, this is not the only or primary antenna on the reconnaissance pack and will hopefully serve as an additional aide during missions. If the array proves useless, I’ll be sure to remove it from any potential production runs of the ECHO design.
I really hope more people find this channel. You create such unique and dynamic builds with awesome world building in a unique way. Awesome as always!!! ❤😊❤
I love it because the design has to eject links and casing in separated form (No place for empty ammo-belt to go) so, between the two guns there's going to be a point where it all collides in midair and makes a splash of hot brass and metal belt-links.
@@bearnaff9387 why assume the cases have to eject inward facing, or that there are brass cases at all? Caseless ammunition and frangible belts are just as feasible here 😁
@@proto.roborovski Most of the problem with caseless ammo is heat. When a gun ejects a casing, a lot of the heat from combustion goes with it. That's why we haven't adopted caseless bullpup designs in real life. They just get way too hot, especially in fully automatic situations.
@@bearnaff9387 absolutely, in this case I would hand wave the frangible belt as some means of taking heat away with exhaust. Too bad we don’t have the technology in real life, but very cool for sci-fi scenarios!
For the ankle joint you could coat the the ball in mod podge, jesso, ect. It would make the joint stronger and tighter but in could also wear down over time.
@@user-nd4hr7gb6x I’ve previously done a similar thing by smearing a thin layer of superglue on the ball. I’m uncertain if the socket will be able to handle the extra thickness on the ball so I’ve been hesitating 😅
@@proto.roborovski it depends what material it is, if it was printed on a FDM printer it would snap but if it was ingection molded then it shouldn't snap, it also depends how many layers you do with jesso. its fairly thin and you could do around 3 layers depending on how loose the ankle is.
i dont comment but man this shit is insane. Just tell me how the hell you get ideas to implement any useless part and show it off like "Yea, that was made for this" Anyways, this never lets me down and the creativity inspires me a lot.
@@PranayLordOp thank you, I’m happy to inspire! For me the hardest part is getting pieces that are the right size, but emulating real life is the easiest way to build! Google photos of vehicles, machines, equipment, etc is always helpful.
The outer socket that holds the ball in place is already thinner than intended, so adding a spacer in between the ball and socket will simply stretch the socket outwards even more, and I am wary of causing a permanent deformation in the material. If the socket were stronger, I would use this approach.
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[in-character]It should be pointed out that the Yagi-style phased array feed on the comms and sensor "backpack" unit was engineered upside down. The perpendicular elements need to be oriented in order of smallest to largest in the direction of the connection to the radio unit. The antenna as designed will have inferior performance in its role as a ground-to-space directional datalink.
As it stands, the Yagi design is a good attempt at trading off stealth and ease-of-access. Yagi antenna are incredibly directional, they are actually the tool of choice for triangulating radio sources. Because of that directionality, you will only have a window of a few seconds during each friendly comms satellite orbit where you can have high bandwidth and low-latency connections to your theater-wide network, but your transmissions will not be detectable by most receivers at a range of a hundred meters or so without line-of-sight to the antenna. And, obviously, if the enemy has line of sight to your antenna, you have exited the stealth phase of your mission and have other concerns.
If longer communication windows are needed, I would recommend replacing the Yagi-style antenna with a curved panel array to provide a tunable phased array for your transceiver. The archaeological records of the historical Starlink network on Old Earth utilized a low-tech variant of this concept that was surprisingly effective for how primitive it is. Modern antenna panels can take nearly any shape and merely need to be oriented with their long axis parallel to the ground to provide access to anything in range of your transmitter lurking in the visible sky on nearly any frequency used for civilian or battlefield comms. The civilian units available should suffice as most of the driving intelligence is now integrated into the structure of the antenna itself. Whatever radio unit you have installed in the backpack should be able to "talk" effectively to even a cheap panel and provide good bandwidth to orbit once an operation goes "hot".
Thank you for your time.
@@bearnaff9387 thank you for your input! While I appreciate the comments on ground-to-space issues, this communications array is not intended to attempt a breach of the supercharged Van Allen Belts that prevent space travel and observation. We know there are satellites somewhere up there (Starlink being one system that may or may not be there), and some companies have managed to hijack them with use in certain applications, but I’m not a cosmological researcher and have no clue how to incorporate that into ECHO by myself.
Good eye noticing the Yagi-style array is upside down! This is an intentional experiment to see if the negative effects of salt plain storms can be mitigated, i.e. environmental interference. The array has a directional, high gain which will be used for local communication to a broadcast tower or other portable mech system. In general, this is not the only or primary antenna on the reconnaissance pack and will hopefully serve as an additional aide during missions. If the array proves useless, I’ll be sure to remove it from any potential production runs of the ECHO design.
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Thank you!
I really hope more people find this channel. You create such unique and dynamic builds with awesome world building in a unique way.
Awesome as always!!! ❤😊❤
@@cerisekappes580 thank you! I’m patient and I’m sure the demographic will eventually find the content 😁
@@proto.roborovski you are welcome 🤗
That ammunition belt is an excellent solution! Absolutely perfect for that scale.
@@krzysztofmathews738 totally! I recommend checking a few because I had several different sized cables.
I love it because the design has to eject links and casing in separated form (No place for empty ammo-belt to go) so, between the two guns there's going to be a point where it all collides in midair and makes a splash of hot brass and metal belt-links.
@@bearnaff9387 why assume the cases have to eject inward facing, or that there are brass cases at all? Caseless ammunition and frangible belts are just as feasible here 😁
@@proto.roborovski Most of the problem with caseless ammo is heat. When a gun ejects a casing, a lot of the heat from combustion goes with it. That's why we haven't adopted caseless bullpup designs in real life. They just get way too hot, especially in fully automatic situations.
@@bearnaff9387 absolutely, in this case I would hand wave the frangible belt as some means of taking heat away with exhaust. Too bad we don’t have the technology in real life, but very cool for sci-fi scenarios!
For the ankle joint you could coat the the ball in mod podge, jesso, ect. It would make the joint stronger and tighter but in could also wear down over time.
@@user-nd4hr7gb6x I’ve previously done a similar thing by smearing a thin layer of superglue on the ball. I’m uncertain if the socket will be able to handle the extra thickness on the ball so I’ve been hesitating 😅
@@proto.roborovski it depends what material it is, if it was printed on a FDM printer it would snap but if it was ingection molded then it shouldn't snap, it also depends how many layers you do with jesso. its fairly thin and you could do around 3 layers depending on how loose the ankle is.
@@user-nd4hr7gb6x I think it’s injection molded ABS. I’ll have to try some small experiments. Thanks for the suggestion!
i dont comment but man this shit is insane. Just tell me how the hell you get ideas to implement any useless part and show it off like "Yea, that was made for this"
Anyways, this never lets me down and the creativity inspires me a lot.
@@PranayLordOp thank you, I’m happy to inspire! For me the hardest part is getting pieces that are the right size, but emulating real life is the easiest way to build! Google photos of vehicles, machines, equipment, etc is always helpful.
Why not try some type of spacer for the joint issue
The outer socket that holds the ball in place is already thinner than intended, so adding a spacer in between the ball and socket will simply stretch the socket outwards even more, and I am wary of causing a permanent deformation in the material. If the socket were stronger, I would use this approach.
how is called the white tool with an exacto knife you use to cut platic with no problems?
That is called an ultrasonic cutter, I have an Amazon link in the description if you would like to see the specifications!