Making homemade wooden manual mount for Triffid array antenna September/October 2023
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Up until now, I have been using the Triffid array on concrete blocks to point it at the zenith of the sky (straight up). In order to complete my intended…
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
Data 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
5 day drift scan results of Milky Way through Zenith (Cygnus region) with SDR+HNA+Ptarmigan Triffid military array antenna (array antenna = 86x86cm total size)
Now got 5 days of data – day 3 not synchronised with rest – I think due to my changing part of the setup and having some issues. Andy
Frustration, Frustration, FRUSTRATION, AHHHH! Hydrogen line radio observing can be hell!
After my previous posts in which I have very excitedly described my recent successes observing Milky Way at 1420MHz, I ended up spending entire day yesterday trying to get the…
72 hour drift scan through Zenith (Cygnus part of Milky Way)
My drift scan has now reached 3 days – the repeated high signal of Milky Way can be seen in plots below. Andy
Results of two day drift scan of Milky Way at 1420MHz (hydrogen line) using SDR, HNA and Phased Array.
On the plot below, the bright orange areas indicate when high signal has been detected, and green dots represent my signal detection. Aerial was aimed at Zenith. In the graphs…
Further plots from ezRA suite of my hydrogen data from Milky Way
Plots from ezRA suite:
Plotting hydrogen of Milky Way
At last! Pretty sure I have now managed to transfer my data to ezRA suite to produce some nifty plots! Waiting for Ted Cline from SARA to confirm – but…
Mounting the Ptarmigan Triffid Military Phased Array to allow altitude to be varied.
Photos below show my attempt today to mount the array so that I can aim at Zenith and vary altitude between horizon and Zenith. I have yet to try it…