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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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USRP B210 Software-Defined Radio

URSP-B210_RTLSDR_RSPduo_Stereo_FM_Receiver_181125a.grc

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Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment

Lichfield Radio Observatory 17/11/2025

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LRO-H2 Radio Telescope (150cm Solar Cooker Dish) USRP B210 Software-Defined Radio

Screenshot of Data Collection from USRP B210–161125 on LRO-H2

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I am concerned that I do not seem to be able to see hydrogen on this plot?

Software

Latest ezCol.py command 17/11/2025

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Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment

New (donated) 160cm dish, in livery of LRO (grey)

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Aerials & Antennae

What is a P-ESA antenna?

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The **P-ESA antenna**, or **Planar Electrically Steered Array antenna**, is a type of antenna that allows for adaptive beamforming and scanning over a wide range of angles. This design is…

USRP B210 Software-Defined Radio

ezCol Soapy USRP B210 Test Data 16-17/11/2025

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Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment

I have been given 160cm satellite dish. No mounting hardware on back. What do I do?

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If the 160 cm dish came without any of its rear hardware (no mount, no elevation bracket, no azimuth clamp, no feed arm hardware), you essentially have a bare reflector.…

Meteor detection by radio

Leonid Meteor Show detection by radio scatter at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) 17-18/11/2025

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Some (not so great)evidence of Leonids detected at LRO on 143.050MHz, Graves. See increased intensity in early hours of 18/11/2025. However, this is nothing like the intensity of meteors in…

Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment

Bringing 160cm satellite dish back from Leicester

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Recent Posts

  • An X-Band feed has been installed on the 20m Skynet dish at Greenbank Observatory May 2026. What can we observe with it?
  • Does painting the dish with Hammerite (trade name) metal-protective paint affect performance?
  • How well does a steel dish work at 1420 MHz?
  • Airspy R2 vs Airspy mini specifications
  • Plots of data collected using Brian Coleman’s self-made hydrogen-line feed placed at correct focal point on the LRO-H2 telescope (150cm Solar Cooker Radio Telescope) & pointed towards either outer Milky Way (1 spiral arm seen) or inner Milky Way (2 spiral arms seen) 16 May 2026

Recent Comments

  1. Admin on My 150cm LRO-H2 hydrogen line radio telescope is pointed azimuth 168 degrees, elevation 75 degrees, and collecting data by 24-hour transit scans. Which Milky Way parts does it pass through when trace shows one or two arms?
  2. Jason Burnfield on Plots of data collected using Brian Coleman’s self-made hydrogen-line feed placed at correct focal point on the LRO-H2 telescope (150cm Solar Cooker Radio Telescope) & pointed towards either outer Milky Way (1 spiral arm seen) or inner Milky Way (2 spiral arms seen) 16 May 2026
  3. Hugh Goodwin on My 150cm LRO-H2 hydrogen line radio telescope is pointed azimuth 168 degrees, elevation 75 degrees, and collecting data by 24-hour transit scans. Which Milky Way parts does it pass through when trace shows one or two arms?
  4. Is there any record available of how brightness supernova 2026 in ngc 5907 has changed? – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on Current brightness of supernova in NGC5907
  5. Key documents for making your own Jason Burnfield 1.5m mini hydrogen line radio telescope and using this to successfully take a spectrum on M31 Andromeda Galaxy (and hopefully even the M33 Triangulum Galaxy). – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfie on Alex Pettit’s Instructions for making an umbrella antenna and cakepan loop hydrogen line feed:

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The 20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory

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