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

ChatGPT advice on how to look for cause of mal-performance on 1420MHz-tuned Yagi aerial 17/3/2025

1. Visual Inspection Check for: 2. Continuity and Resistance Testing Using a multimeter: 3. SWR Measurement Use an SWR meter or

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AstrophotographySoftware
March 16, 2025 Admin

FITS Software

The following is an extract from https://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_viewer.html: FITS Image Software Packages for image viewing, analysis, and format conversion The following

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AstrophotographySoftware
March 16, 2025 Admin

Using TOPCAT Software for Windows to visualise and interpret SDFITS data (NASA single dish data format)

The SDFITS single dish data format (https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/Main/SdfitsDetails#:~:text=Briefly%2C%20SDFITS%20is%20a%20convention%20for%20storing%20single-dish,freedom%20to%20add%20any%20additional%20columns%20as%20necessary): The SDFITS convention was developed in the late 1980s. An early version was

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20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
March 15, 2025 Admin

M31’s Radial Velocity

For M31, Wikipedia gave the following:  M31’s Radial Velocity: The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is moving toward us with a radial

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
March 15, 2025 Admin

Calculator to determine Local Standard of Rest

https://www.gb.nrao.edu/cgi-bin/radvelcalc.py

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
March 15, 2025 Admin

Information on Ka-band from Wikipedia

The Ka band (pronounced as either “kay-ay band” or “ka band”) is a portion of the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The designation “Ka-band” is

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Meteor detection by radio
March 15, 2025 Admin

Settings file for LRO-M1 Meteor Radio Scatter Experiment Spectrum Lab 15/3/2025

Click below to download file – ZIP file that needs to be unzipped to get USR file for Spectrum Lab:

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20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
March 14, 2025 Admin

M31 “Radio Map” using data from Green Bank 20m Radio Telescope 13/03/25

My first “map” of M31 – results of my first observing programme using the 20m dish at Green Bank Observatory.

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Settings Radio Meteor Scatter Experiment
March 14, 2025 Admin

Meteor Radio Scatter Conditional Actions File for Spectrum Lab Software used at LRO 14/3/2025

; Exported “Conditional Actions” for Spectrum Lab if( never ) then # ====== User definable options ====== if( never )

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International Space Station (ISS)Michel Safir
March 11, 2025 Admin

Recording of Amateur Radio from International Space Station 17/4/2024

Recording by Michel Safir. The following recording is of an amateur radio communication in English from International Space Station (ISS)

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