On 22 March 2025, we used the Dwingeloo telescope to successfully bounce a radio signal off the surface of Venus. At the time, Venus was in its closest approach to Earth at about 42.000.000 km. Such a conjunction happens when Venus is between the Sun and the Earth, and happens approximately every 580 days.
First Venus bounce with the Dwingeloo telescope – Dwingeloo #AmateurRadio Telescope | CAMRAS
https://www.camras.nl/en/blog/2025/first-venus-bounce-with-the-dwingeloo-telescope/
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early_riser@lemmy.radio · 5 pts · 1y
If it exists, a ham will try to bounce radio waves off it, or use it as an antenna.