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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
April 5, 2025 Admin

M-Class Flare detected at LRO 31/3/2025 via UKRAA 23.4KHz SID monitor

Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances (SIDs) are changes in power level of very low frequency signals detected with simple equipment in our

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
April 3, 2025 Admin

Removing Mylar covering from 2 out of 6 petals of LRO-H2 parabolic solar cooker dish

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
March 22, 2025 Admin

Catalogues of H1 sources (hydrogen)

The THINGS survey is what you are looking for – research paper (web) can be seen below: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/136/6/2563/meta Download above

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Radio Astronomy
March 22, 2025 Admin

Coaxial cable for radio astronomy from Norman Pomfret

Co-axial cable Impedance.  Matching impedance is not too critical when you are not transmitting POWER. where out of phase reflections can cause

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20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
March 22, 2025 Admin

Instructions on using 20m Skynet radio dish at Green Bank Observatory

 Observing Advice for the NRAO Skynet 20-meter telescope Following is from 22/3/2025 on following link: https://www.gb.nrao.edu/20m/obsadvice.html Links UNC Skynet 20m

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20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
March 22, 2025 Admin

My data so far from 20m Skynet dish at Green Bank Observatory

SARA members have access to this telescope, providing an incredible opportunity to use a professional telescope for personal observations, which

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Maser Radio Observations
March 19, 2025 Admin

1m Triax Satellite Dish arrives for water maser radio observing programme

Another project underway is water maser radio observing. This requires a 1m dish (arrived today, below) and an LNB for

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
March 18, 2025 Admin

Video from inaugural meeting of British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Group Hydrogen Line Group

Click below to download video:

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Multimeters
March 17, 2025 Admin

How to zero resistance measurements on VA40B Multimeter

I own the VA40B Multimeter – part of my testing regime for aerials involves measuring resistance. To ensure accurate resistance

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
March 17, 2025 Admin

Direction of movement and Doppler shift in radio frequencies

In cosmology, a positive Doppler shift in radio waves means an object is moving away from us. This happens because the waves

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