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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
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
February 28, 2024 Admin

Testing my 2 x 1.4GHz Nooelec Mesh dishes

I have now successfully tested both of these dishes using ezRA suite software, RTL-SDR Blog V3 SDR and one x

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
February 28, 2024 Admin

Testing left Nooelec 1.4GHz mesh 60x100cm dish 28/2/2024

I have now tested this aerial with RTL-SDR Blog V3 SDR and SAWBird H+ LNA – the graph below demonstrates

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Geoptik Nadirus 2BW Digital Setting Circles
February 27, 2024 Admin

Instruction Manual for Geoptik Nadirus 2BW Digital Setting Circles that do not require encoders

I recently obtained these new encoders – brilliant idea for my Dobsonian telescope! Turn it into pushto GOTO. http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Geoptik-Nadirus-2BW-Instruction-Manual-Feb-2024-FULL-VERSION.pdf Andy

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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
February 26, 2024 Admin

Comparing SuperSID data from LRO with that from Stanford Solar Center 22/2/24 when there as X6.3 solar flare

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
February 26, 2024 Admin

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

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
February 25, 2024 Admin

Making Hydrogen-Line (1420MHz) Cantenna

At last I am having a go at making myself a Cantenna! If this works it will demonstrate that I

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
February 18, 2024 Admin

Trying 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

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
February 13, 2024 Admin

Effect 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

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
February 11, 2024 Admin

Testing 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

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Attending & talking at conferences and workshops
February 3, 2024 Admin

Protected: Muon detector talk Astrofest 3 February 2024

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