Video of changing 1420MHz plot over several days drift scan 16/10/2023
This is not a great video – but is my first attempt and shows changes in the plot with time.
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astronomy.network The Website of Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
Andrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
Nooelec mesh antenna tuned to 1.4GHz for hydrogen line radio observing
This new antenna from Nooelec is tuned to 1.4GHz and designed for radio astronomy – currently not available on amazon.co.uk
Read more10 day data set of 1420MHz (hydrogen) radio data with array 5-15/10/23 from Lichfield Radio Observatory (Lichfield, UK)
Following data set is with Ptarmigan Triffid 86cm x 86cm military radio array pointed at Zenith (Cygnus Complex area of
Read moreTwo latest data sets from my 1420MHz radio telescope (Ptarmigan array) 14/10/2023
Click on links below to download two latest data sets. To download each data set, right click on link with
Read moreCalibrating Ptarmigan array antenna using background sky rather than dummy load
In my previous posts, I calibrated my 1420 MHz radio telescope using a 50 Ohm dummy load. This worked well.
Read morePotential solution to making the military band 3 Ptarmigan radio array that I am using for 1420Mhz radio astronomy moveable in azimuth
I have found an 800mm wide Lazy Susan bearing on ebay, hardened against weather, with 250kg load capacity, and am
Read moreDrift scan of Milky Way at 1420MHz using data 5-10/10/2023
I now think that my data from 5th October onwards is the best data set to use – data before
Read moreFour day drift scan of Milky Way at 1420MHz (hydrogen) using SDR+Triffid array from Lichfield, UK
The following plots come from data from 4-8/10/23 = I have removed previous data which was causing some issues with
Read moreMaking homemade wooden manual mount for Triffid array antenna September/October 2023
Up until now, I have been using the Triffid array on concrete blocks to point it at the zenith of
Read moreData from IFAverage Plug in in SDR# from LRO hydrogen line observing kit 5/1023 (ZIP file):
Software defined radio. 1420MHz filter. Ptarmigan Triffid military phased array antenna (86cm x 86cm) http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SDRSharpIFAvg_Data-051023.zip
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