ChatGPT advice on how to build receiver and antenna for water masers
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To build a 22 GHz water maser receiver, you’ll be targeting the 22.23508 GHz emission line, which is in the K-band of the microwave spectrum. This is advanced but achievable…
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For 1420 MHz (the hydrogen line), the best ferrite toroid material
For 1420 MHz (the hydrogen line), the best ferrite toroid material is not a typical low-frequency ferrite (like #43 or #61) — these are optimized for lower RF or broadband suppression.…
how to change user name on Linux Ubuntu
To change the username on Ubuntu, follow these steps carefully, as doing it incorrectly can cause login or permission issues. Here’s the safe way to do it from a terminal:…
What is GNU Radio
GNU Radio is an open-source toolkit for building software-defined radios (SDRs) and signal processing systems. It’s widely used by hobbyists, researchers, and professionals for real-time signal analysis, radio astronomy, satellite…
How to sort out problem if Ubuntu installer cannot see main C drive as boot device
Thanks, Andrew — that suggests the Ubuntu installer is currently only seeing your USB drive (e.g., SanDisk USB 3.2 Gen1) as a possible bootloader target, not your internal drive, which…
How to start Grafana dashboard on Linux MiniPC (LRO-PC-09) for my UKRAA Cosmic Watch muon detectors
How to log in remotely to GRAFANA and PGADMIN on Linux Cosmic Watch Muon MiniPC (LRO-PC-09)
Miguel’s muon detector physics paper (website version)
Author: Miguel Ríos Martín The following article discusses the physics underpinning the Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors and explains how the data displayed on the graphs in the LRO Grafana dashboard…
Grafana dashboard for Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors is now finished
My dashboard for my Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors is now finished – and the choice of graphs available. Go to https://cosmicwatch.astronomy.me.uk This has been created using Miguel Ríos Martín’s instructions…
Grafana and equivalents on Windows and moving database from Linux to Windows
Grafana itself runs on Windows, so if you’re looking for a Grafana-like tool on Windows, you can simply install Grafana directly on Windows. However, if you’re looking for alternatives (tools…
Separation M81 and M82 galaxies
The galaxies M81 (Bode’s Galaxy) and M82 (the Cigar Galaxy) are very close together in astronomical terms. Here’s how close: 🔭 Angular Separation (as seen from Earth): 📏 Physical (Spatial)…