Below is a complete, practical guide to designing and building a 1-metre-aperture horn antenna for 1420.405 MHz suitable for hydrogen-line work. I’ll give you dimensions, materials, flare angles, feed options,…
In normal retail use paint tins are not made of stainless steel. Here’s the breakdown: ✔ What paint tins are made of Most commercial paint cans are made from tin-plated…
Creating a geodesic dish can be an exciting project. These structures are efficient, robust, and aesthetically pleasing. Here’s a detailed guide to help you plan and construct a geodesic dish.…
Short answer: maybe — but probably not the way you hope. Putting a smaller 2.5 L can inside a larger 5 L can will change the electromagnetic environment of the…
Below is the simplest and most reliable way to add an effective quarter-wave choke to a hydrogen-line cantenna. This is a standard method used on feedhorns to reduce spillover and…
For a hydrogen-line (1420.405 MHz) cantenna, the “ideal length” depends on which style of design you’re aiming for. A cantenna is really a short section of cylindrical waveguide, so its…
Good question. In the UK, tins of paint come in a standard set of metric sizes. Here’s roughly how diameter corresponds to size — and what you’d see that’s close…
Widest usable diameter for a hydrogen-line cantenna For a round “cantenna” (a short section of circular waveguide) working at the hydrogen line (1420.4 MHz), the widest internal diameter that still…
For amateur-level radio astronomy, the most accessible astrophysical maser lines are those in frequency ranges where equipment is practical, affordable, and atmospheric attenuation is manageable. Here are the best options,…
WR-137 waveguide covers roughly 5.8–8.2 GHz, which puts you squarely in C-band.That is an excellent range for amateur radio astronomy, because it includes one of the brightest and most accessible…
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