Hi Andy, Just been watching the recent April 2026 Drakes lounge and in particular your piece where you talked about how you worked with Jason to make a conversion between…
Short answer: no—those experiments are not actually measuring anything travelling faster than light. When Cosmic Watch–style muon setups give “superluminal” results, it’s almost always due to measurement/systematic effects rather than…
I am grateful to Alex Pettit for helping me calculate the dimensions. LRO-H2 Hydrogen Line Radio Telescope: Measurements in cm: Diameter 150.00Depth 24.00Focal Length 58.59 Radius Depth x 0.00 y…
Does this mean in practice that there is no practical reason to need any other type of feed other than cantenna or loop feed for a small amateur radio astronomy…
Information from Alex Pettit: Courtesy of Marcus Leech & CCERA: It is Spot On. Two Bright Areas Dec+40 dg RA 2030 hrs Dec+20 dg RA 0615 hrs On small systems,…
On a Qorvo PCB/module, pins labeled VDD, GND, and VPD are standard power/control connections, but each has a specific role: 1. VDD (Supply Voltage) 2. GND (Ground) 3. VPD (Power-Down…
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The weather forecast for the forthcoming week in Lichfield is lots of cloud and rain. Even where episodes of sunshine break out, these will be brief, and rapidly give way…
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