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Admin January 14, 2026 No Comments

The information provided on this website is provided for reference purposes only, No warranty is provided for its use. You should check information provided with independent data sources before using…

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Another look at reflections By: M. Walter Maxwell, W2DU/W8HKK, 1973-1999

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This series appeared in the April 1973, June 1973, August, 1973, October, 1973, April 1974,December 1974, and the August 1976 issues of QST magazine.Copyright 1973,1974,1976, 1999 American Radio Relay League.…

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How to use WHISPER TRANSCRIPTION software to obtain a transcription of a video file

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Following is relevant to when you have a video or audio file, and you want to turn its speech into an editable text document (like a transcript): 🔧 Options for…

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Signal attenuation (loss) for common coaxial cables at around 1.42 GHz (1420 MHz), relevant for builders of amateur Hydrogen Line radio telescopes.

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Here are typical signal attenuation figures (loss) for common coaxial cables at around 1.42 GHz (1420 MHz) — expressed as dB per unit length. Coax loss increases with frequency, so,…

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AliExpress direct-from-China shopping website search can feel wildly off-topic, when I search for items relevant to astronomy – how can I improve my searches?

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Yeah, you’re not imagining it — AliExpress search can feel wildly off-topic. That’s not you, that’s how it’s built. Here’s what’s going on behind the curtain 👀 1. It’s not…

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Parts and alternatives that might help you mount a ~30 cm or ~40 cm aluminium ring for a waveguide on AliExpress.

Admin February 5, 2026 No Comments

Some parts and alternatives that might help mount a ~30 cm or ~40 cm aluminium ring for waveguides — including raw material you can machine or tube rings / mounting…

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How to Free Up Space in Linux Ubuntu When Root (/) Partition Is Full &, if necessary, extend your root partition (/)

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How to Free Up Space in Linux Ubuntu When Root (/) Partition Is Full &, if necessary, extend your root partition (/) Freeing up space in the existing sized root…

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How can a 50 ohm resistor be used to produce reference signal on a radio telescope with 50 ohm impedance?

Admin February 5, 2026 3 Comments

Great question — this is one of those radio-astronomy tricks that feels almost too simple until you see why it works. The key idea A 50 Ω resistor at a…

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How to service the 13-element Alex Pettit Hydrogen Line Yagi Antenna

Admin February 4, 2026 No Comments

This antenna is used on LRO-H3 at LRO. From Alex Pettit: The spacers and plates are aluminum. The threaded rod they sit on is steel. Measure the DC resistance from…

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Scaling of flared section of hydrogen horn antenna

Admin February 3, 2026 No Comments

On Monday, 26 January 2026 at 08:32:18 GMT, andrew.thornett via Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers <sara-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: I notice that the SETI Horn of Plenty is a smaller version of…

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How do switch blocks and selector blocks in GNU Radio work?

Admin February 3, 2026 No Comments

These two get mixed up all the time in GNU Radio because they sound similar but solve slightly different problems. I’ll explain them intuitively first, then a bit more technically,…

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  • Another look at reflections By: M. Walter Maxwell, W2DU/W8HKK, 1973-1999
  • How to use WHISPER TRANSCRIPTION software to obtain a transcription of a video file
  • Signal attenuation (loss) for common coaxial cables at around 1.42 GHz (1420 MHz), relevant for builders of amateur Hydrogen Line radio telescopes.
  • AliExpress direct-from-China shopping website search can feel wildly off-topic, when I search for items relevant to astronomy – how can I improve my searches?
  • Parts and alternatives that might help you mount a ~30 cm or ~40 cm aluminium ring for a waveguide on AliExpress.

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