We open the microwave transponder and amplifier that brought you TV from the Moon, and explain the Apollo Unified S-Band telecommunications. 00:00 Intro, pick up of the boxes at Steve Jurvetson's 00:54 Apollo's space comm technology legacy 02:38 Weighing the boxes 03:45 United S-Band system explanation 09:06 Opening the boxes 10:07 Amplifier reveal 11:10 Transponder reveal 12:23 Beauty pics 12:54 Examining the boxes 19:14 Outro: complexity of the USB and future work Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v49ucdZcx9s Previous video about PLLs and frequency synthesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-50pSc_wg8 Links to doc: https://www.curiousmarc.com/space/apollo-s-band-communications https://virtualagc.github.io/virtualagc/QuestForInfo.html https://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/ Our sponsor for PCBs: https://www.pcbway.com/ Support the team on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiousmarc Buy shirts on Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/curiousmarcs-store Learn more on the companion site: https://www.curiousmarc.com/ Contact info: null