John Berman’s SID Presentation from BAA VLF Meeting 16/3/2026
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New British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Webpage with links to monthly meeting videos on radio astronomy (BAA RAGZoom), and playlists for Specialist Online Radio Astronomy Sub-Group Meetings
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Does anyone sell off the shelf antenna tuners that cover 20khz for VLF SID Monitoring?
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Very Low Frequency (VLF) Aerials at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
70cm aerial for UKRAA 23 kHz receiver: The 134cm LRO Aerial:
Latest Spectrum Lab USR settings file that works successfully with LRO 134cm VLF aerial with direct input into USB soundcard and Spectrum Lab Software as of 16/3/2026
Click on link below to download – provided as ZIP file – unzip this into your Spectrum Lab configurations folder: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LRO_VLF_Config_works-with-134cm-aerial-LRO-PC-10-210226@1800.zip
How long does a photon take to cross 10cm space?
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