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Andrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
Testing Right Nooelec 1.4GHz Mesh Dish 26/2/24
As part of my process for working out why I can’t get my interferometer, today I tested the right Nooelec
Read moreMaking Hydrogen-Line (1420MHz) Cantenna
At last I am having a go at making myself a Cantenna! If this works it will demonstrate that I
Read moreTrying to work out why my 1420MHz AD8302-based radio interferometer does not work
Unfortunately, I still can’t get my 1420MHz interferometer to work. Have received 2 excellent pieces of advice from Jan Lustrip
Read moreEffect interference from interferometer box on Ptarmigan array computer 13/02/2024
Click on link to read results of tests I conducted this evening that show that my Interferometer Computer Box 1-2m
Read moreTesting AD8302-based interferometer at LRO using Signal Generator
AD8302-based interferometer uses 2 x Nooelec 1.4GHz mesh 60cm x 100cm dishes and 3 x Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNAs on
Read moreMuon detector talk Astrofest 3 February 2024
Click on link below to download muon detector talk I gave at Astrofest 2024 in Kensington, London, 3/2/2024 https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Muon-Detector-Talk-for-Astrofest-2024-FINAL-290124@0100.pdf
Read moreTesting UKRAA Cosmicwatch muon detectors with radiation source available in every home 28/1/2024
I used bananas as source of radiation to test detection of radiation by pair of UKRAA Cosmicwatch coincidence detectors –
Read moreTesting voltages on outputs AD8302 board interferometer Jon Lustrup vs (Andrew Thornett) 26/1/2024
Jan kindly tested his AD8302 board to see what voltages he gets – and I have similarly tested mine today.
Read moreLRO Muon Detectors
Photo of the 2 muon detectors at LRO – they are made by UKRAA and used in coincidence mode (master/slave
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