A surprisingly effective improvement for hydrogen-line reception is optimising the feed illumination of the dish. Many amateur systems lose several dB simply because the feed does not illuminate the reflector…
One upgrade that often improves hydrogen-line observations more than adding extra amplifiers or filters is improving the frequency stability of the SDR. Use a stable reference (TCXO or external clock)…
A simple improvement many hydrogen-line observers use with the Nooelec SAWbird+ H1 can noticeably improve the received SNR without adding another filter. The trick: Reduce gain at the SDR input…
Short answer: sometimes yes, but only in specific situations. In many hydrogen-line setups it gives little improvement and can even slightly reduce sensitivity. What the SAWBird H1 already does The…
An anti-aliasing filter is a filter placed before a signal is sampled by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to remove frequencies that are too high to be represented correctly after sampling.…
The phenomenon is called Intermodulation, specifically third-order intermodulation when two signals produce a third frequency that falls into your band. How it works When two strong RF signals at frequencies…
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For a simple DIY motorised mount for a 150 cm radio dish, the easiest and most robust approach is a basic Alt-Az mount using two linear actuators. This avoids complex…
For a 1.5 m radio dish, the best motorised mounting depends on how accurately you need to point it and whether you want full sky tracking or just the ability…
Protective metal paints such as Hammerite are essentially coatings engineered to seal metal from oxygen and moisture, which prevents corrosion (rust). Their formulation is a combination of resins, pigments, corrosion…
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