Can we have developer comment about antennas? There is things i don't understand.

[Jeq]

Example:

We have communotron 16, 16-s and HG-5.

They all have same range

16 and 16-s comes first, then HG-5 can be unlocked.

HG-5 is heavier than 16 and weakest antenna for temperatures.

All antennas works as relays nowdays?

 

My questions are:

1) Why we have different deployable and non-deployable antennas if their stats are same, only difference is that non-deployable are more heavy and harder to protect from atmosphere.

2) Why HG-5 has same strenght as 16 series, while mathematically HG-5 antenna surface area tells it should be hundreds or thousands times more powerful over 16 serie?

3) Is there any plans and what those plans are for future of communication systems?

Edited January 28, 2024 by Jeq

[steveman0]

Yeah, I've noted some appear to be redundant or obsolete. There are a few with a better power per data ratio that make them worth considering if you will be power limited, but there isn't a clear pattern of progression for this. I feel like it should be pretty straightforward to design tradeoff options between size, power, weight, efficiency, and tech tier but in scrutinizing the numbers they all seem to be all over the place.