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The '''Communotron 16''' is a deployable [[antenna]] item for the [[science]] transfer system. Like the [[Communotron 88-88]], the Communotron 16 can be deployed and retracted through action groups or manually.
 
The '''Communotron 16''' is a deployable [[antenna]] item for the [[science]] transfer system. Like the [[Communotron 88-88]], the Communotron 16 can be deployed and retracted through action groups or manually.
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Currently{{Check version||0.23.5}}, it has "PhysicsSignificance = 1", making it a zero drag and [[massless part]].
  
 
== Technical ==
 
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== Changes ==
 
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Revision as of 01:22, 22 April 2014

Communotron 16
Part image
Antenna by
Ionic Symphonic Protonic Electronics

Radial size Tiny
Cost (total) 300.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.00500 t [N 1]
Drag 0.2 [N 1]
Max. Temp. 2000 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 7 m/s
Research Engineering 101.png Engineering 101
Unlock cost 750 Funds
Since version 0.18
Part configuration commsAntenna16.cfg
Packet size 2 Mits
Transmission speed 3.33 Mits/s
Electricity required 6 ⚡/Mits

  1. 1.0 1.1 The mass and drag are from the part config, but the game handles it as physicsless.

The Communotron 16 is a deployable antenna item for the science transfer system. Like the Communotron 88-88, the Communotron 16 can be deployed and retracted through action groups or manually.

Currently[outdated], it has "PhysicsSignificance = 1", making it a zero drag and massless part.

Technical

The Communotron 16 has a data rate of 5 Mits/s and a data cost of 5 e/Mit. While by far the slowest transmitting device, it is also the using the least amount of electricity and is the first one the player gets their hands on. It's small, has almost no mass and can be placed almost anywhere without having to worry about list on the vessel.

Description

The Communotron 16 is a versatile and lightweight antenna, suitable for moderate-range communication, or long-range backup communication.

Ionic Protonic Electronics

Changes

0.23.5
  • "PhysicsSignificance = 1" added. The part now has 0 mass and drag, despite the listed values.
0.22
  • Added function
0.18
  • Initial Release