Here are some pictures of the McGill Space Elevator team’s (damaged) equipment.
This is their Microwave antenna. You can see the gash at the top.
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Here is the rectenna, also slightly damaged.
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And here is their climber. It, too, has problems, but they are working on fixing them.
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These guys are very busy getting things working so I’ve not bugged them about details of the accident. But I will before the Games are out…
As always, click on the thumbnails for a larger version of the picture.
The gash is actually intentional. It is necessary to have the hook-shaped waveguide feed through the dish and back around towards it centered at the focal point.
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