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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

WR-650 Waveguide

Admin October 18, 2025 No Comments

WR-650 already covers 1.12–1.70 GHz, so 1.420 GHz sits comfortably in-band—you don’t need to resize the guide. What you do need is a simple, well-tuned coax-to-waveguide probe with a backshort…

Waveguides

WR-14 Waveguide

Admin October 18, 2025 No Comments

The WR14 waveguide (also known as WH14) is a rectangular waveguide used for millimeter-wave applications in the K-band. Here are the key technical specifications: Parameter Value Designation WR14 (WH14) Frequency…

Waveguides

WR-137 Waveguide

Admin October 18, 2025 No Comments

The WR137 waveguide is a rectangular waveguide commonly used in the C-band frequency range, particularly for radar, satellite communications, and radio astronomy work just below the hydrogen line. Here are…

Waveguides

WR-90 waveguide

Admin October 18, 2025 No Comments

The WR-90 waveguide is a rectangular waveguide commonly used for microwave signals, particularly in the X-band frequency range. Here’s a quick technical summary: Parameter Value Waveguide size (inside) 0.900 in…

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Angular size of the Great Orion Nebula (M42)

Admin October 16, 2025 No Comments

Do you mean the angular size of the Great Orion Nebula (M42)?

SDRplay RSPduo Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

SDRplay RSPduo and bias tee

Admin October 16, 2025 No Comments

Yes — the RSPduo does include a bias-tee on its Tuner 2 SMA port. (SDRplay) Here are some details and caveats:

Muon Detection

Sampling / time resolution (“sample time”) and timing behaviour of the CosmicWatch muon detector.

Admin October 16, 2025 No Comments

Here’s what I found on the sampling / time resolution (“sample time”) and timing behaviour of the CosmicWatch muon detector: Key timing / sampling facts Summary & caveats So, in…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

How does the flat sides of a corner reflector effectively channel the radio signal onto the waveguide?

Admin October 16, 2025 No Comments

That’s a neat question — it sounds a bit counter-intuitive at first! https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1000036614-161025.png Here’s why a corner reflector antenna doesn’t just bounce the hydrogen-line radio waves back out into space,…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Dimensions of horn antenna for hydrogen line radio astronomy

Admin October 16, 2025 No Comments

Yes — the dimensions of a horn antenna really matter for hydrogen line (1420 MHz, λ ≈ 21 cm) observing. The horn’s shape sets its gain, beamwidth, and impedance match,…

Easy Radio Astronomy Software (ezRA) LRO-H2 Radio Telescope (150cm Solar Cooker Dish) SDRplay RSPduo Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

GNU Radio Companion GRC file used for test of alternative to ezCol with SDRplay RSPduo for data collection for later analysis by ezRA on LRO-H2 radio telescope 16/10/2025

Admin October 16, 2025 No Comments

I am just about to use the following file on the Solar Cooker Radio Telescope (LRO-H2) as part of a test of a system to collect data in ezCol .txt…

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