Upgrading waveguide supports and direction pointing indicator on LRO-H2 (SCRT) radio telescope 12/4/2025
Data I have collected so far suggests I am having some flexure in the waveguide supports which changes as the
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Andrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
ezRA has identified an error in the recorded right ascension for data collected with one of the LRO hydrogen line radio telescopes. How does this error in right ascension affect the azimuth measurement that should be used for ezCol .txt data files?
More detail on the issue: The ezRA screen output during processing of data collected from LRO-H2 using ezCol had identified
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Vastly Vexed at Very Large Array Poem (c) by Andrew Thornett April 2025 in the style of Robbie Burnes Vast dishes
Read moreM-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
Read moreCatalogues 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
Read moreCoaxial 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
Read moreInstructions 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
Read moreMy 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
Read more1m 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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