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astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO)

Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

  • Calculators
  • Contact me
  • Equipment List at Lichfield Radio Observatory
  • Grafana Dashboard Cosmic Watch Detectors
  • History and description of Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Links to other SID monitoring sites
  • Live data from UKRAA Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Monitor at LRO (SIDs)
  • Live feed from SuperSID monitor
  • Live feed from UKRAA CosmicWatch Muon Detectors
  • Live feed from UKRAA Magnetometer
  • Live feed from UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector
  • Live feeds at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Live Radio meteor observations and meteor counts
  • Live stream from 1420MHz hydrogen-line 86cm Ptarmigan Triffid Dipole Array
  • Privacy Policy
  • Publications & Presentations
  • SHOOS - SARA Hydrogen-Observing Overall Survey
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References on OH maser spectra and variability from SARA RTOP meeting 2/11/2025

V669 Cas is quite variable it seems… https://hsweb.hs.uni-hamburg.de/projects/nrt_monitoring/stockert.html eduard 19:32This is also a very good resource for OH maser spectra and variability: https://hsweb.hs.uni-hamburg.de/projects/nrt_monitoring/index.html

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How are coaxial relays controlled from the computer to allow software like SDR Sharp to collect calibration data vs signal data?

Copy of email sent to me by Ted Cline October 2025:        How are coaxial relays controlled from

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Processing first light data from LRO-H2 using beta ezCol SDRplay Python script 1-2/11/2025

Shows some hydrogen – need to complete full 24 hours and re-analyse. Note altitude and azimuth may be incorrect in

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Photos of Dr Andrew Thornett giving an introductory talk on radio astronomy projects for amateur astronomers without experience in the area at the UK Astronomy Show 2025 near Coventry, UK, on 1/11/2025

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Is there any advantage to using RF filters when detecting Jupiter radio emissions?

Yes — RF filters can significantly improve your ability to detect Jupiter’s radio emissions, depending on your setup and local RF

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How physically big can a cavity RF filter be made? For example, is there an advantage to making a 50cm long cavity filter for 1420 MHz?

Short answer: you can make a cavity “as big as you like,” but past a sensible size you don’t gain

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of adding more digits in an interdigital RF cavity filter?

Adding more digits (fingers or resonators) in an interdigital RF cavity filter has several important advantages and disadvantages, depending on what you are optimizing for (selectivity, insertion

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November 2, 2025 Admin

What happens if I put two x RF DC-22MHz filters in parallel?

Short version: “Parallel” doesn’t help—and can make things worse. Here are the three ways people mean “parallel,” and what actually

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I have a mini circuits DC-22MHz filter. Would it be possible to slightly adjust range up by 2MHz with extra components?

Short answer: not really. Mini-Circuits “DC–22 MHz” parts are fixed, 50 Ω-matched, sealed networks (usually elliptic/Chebyshev LC). To move the

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Mini-Circuits DC-22MHz low pass filter

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