What is GNU Radio
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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…
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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…
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…
How to start Grafana dashboard on Linux MiniPC for Miguel’s dashboard for my Cosmic Watch muon detectors
Muon detectors x2, one on top of other, linked by 3.5mm audio cable, and USB cable plugged into BOTTOM detector and going to MiniPC rear USB port – tested and…
Periodic screenshots and FTP for Ubuntu
Is there a program for Ubuntu which will take periodic screenshots and FTP to website? Yes, you can achieve this on Ubuntu using a combination of existing tools. There isn’t…
Linux Ubuntu for Radio Astronomy: Common causes and fixes when you’re already in the dialout group but still get “permission denied” when accessing /dev/ttyUSB0
If you’re already in the dialout group but still get “permission denied” when accessing /dev/ttyUSB0, here are the common causes and fixes: 1. You need to log out and log…
Linux Ubuntu for Radio Astronomy: ACM0 Service for PicoMuon
The error message: means that systemd can’t find a service file named PicoMuonACM0.service. To resolve this, you’ll need to create, place, or enable the service file correctly. Here’s how to…
Linux Ubuntu for Radio Astronomy: Script to install radio astronomy packages in Ubuntu
https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/astro-radio-repo.zip https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/astro-radio-setup.zip
ezRA (Easy Radio Astronomy): How to change Azimuth in a group of ezCol files after these were recorded using a parameter in ezCon 25/5/2025
The following parameters allow ezCon to override the azimuth or elevation embedded within the data files from ezCol and use the parameter added to the ezCon command line instead: -ezConAzimuth…
Easy Radio Astronomy Software (ezRA)
LRO-H3 Radio Telescope (Alex Pettit H-Line Yagi)
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
Comparison of size of peaks on ezCol (ezRA) from LRO-H2 and LRO-H3 in last few days
See Powerpoint below: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Comparison-data-collection-peaks-on-LRO-H2-and-LRO-H3-23-240525.pptx