Advantages of upgrading from 1.5m dish to 2m dish for hydrogen line radio astronomy
The following comes from CHATGPT, when I asked it this question April 2025: Upgrading from a 1.5 m dish to a 2 m dish for observing
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Andrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
Re-processing and re-labelling 2nd LRO-H1 (Ptarmigan Triffid 4×4 Dipole Array Antenna) Milky Way Hydrogen-Line Map July 2025 on 26 April 2025 to correct labelling errors
My new map (below). In this new map, I felt that only two arms (Perseus and Outer Arms) could be
Read moreCurrent version of Easy Radio Astronomy used on LRO-H1(Ptarmigan)Hydrogen-Line Radio Telescope 25/4/2025
https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ezRA_ProgramsData_from_LRO-H1_RT_250425.zip
Read moreSuccessful test of LRO-H3 Radio Telescope (Alex Pettit Patch Yagi Aerial)
At last, successfully got this working! 13-element Patch Yagi tuned to 1420 MHz by Alex Pettit from USA (member of
Read moreProcessing LRO-H2 (SCRT) Milky Way Map Data 14 April 2025 – 24 April 2025
My latest attempt to generate a map of the Milky Way at hydrogen line 1420.405 MHz on LRO-H2 radio telescope.
Read moreMonopole vs Dipole Antennae
Here is an excellent summary of differences between monopole and dipole antennae. This comes from https://resources.pcb.cadence.com/blog/monopole-vs-dipole-antenna and was accessed 16/4/2025:
Read moreTesting cable ties to see if they will reduce effectiveness of parabolic reflector waveguide LRO-H2
I used cable ties to locate centre of opening of cantenna waveguide = I tested them in microwave – only
Read moreLatest version of IF Average Plug-in for SDR Sharp software
Very useful for radio astronomy – allows astronomer to integrate data collected in SDR# over a period of time. Download
Read moreUpgrading waveguide supports and direction pointing indicator on LRO-H2 (SCRT) radio telescope 12/4/2025
Data I have collected so far suggests I am having some flexure in the waveguide supports which changes as the
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