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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) SETI Horn of Plenty (Hydrogen Line Pyramidal Horn Design Antenna)

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…

GNU Radio Windows

Draft process for getting URSP B210 Software-Defined Radio to work on Windows version of GNU Radio.

Admin October 15, 2025 No Comments

This is a draft document, and I cannot confirm it works – you also use it at your own risk! No indemnity provided. NB If it does not work for…

Easy Radio Astronomy Software (ezRA) GNU Radio

With the non-calibrated Spectrum Y scales of ezRA / GNU radio,, how can hardware performance be compared and changes evaluated ?

Admin October 15, 2025 No Comments

That is the plus for the SDR Sharp > IF Average Plug-in for SDR Sharp > H-Line 3D software sequence, because even if you don’t have an absolute power scale,…

USRP B210 Software-Defined Radio

Using USRP B210 SDR with GNU Radio Win10 revised 14/10/2025

Admin October 15, 2025 No Comments

Collated document I have put together, which I think might tell people how to do this……no promises! I got it working once, but twice might be too much to ask!!…

SDRplay RSPduo Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

First output from SDRplay RSPduo GNU Radio based on modified DSPIRA GRC using small handheld Moxon aerial on aerial input 1 of 2 — 15/10/2025

Admin October 15, 2025 No Comments

This will not be Milky Way as inside and Doppler shift on the 1420 MHz line too big – about 190 km/s (calculated from the difference in frequency on plot…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Computer Monitors and 1420 MHz Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)

Admin October 15, 2025 No Comments

The short answer is: most computer monitors do not directly emit significant power at 1420 MHz, but they can produce harmonics, local oscillator leakage, or broadband RF noise that can…

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Recent Posts

  • My SD card on my UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector crashed and would not create new CSV files – just said “none” on filename. How I sorted it out.
  • What does compress do in Ubuntu file manager?
  • Problem and solution: RTL-SDR Blog V4 SDR does not work with default driver in many Linux distributions whereas RTL-SDR V3 SDR does work. This post provides the answer on how to get V4 to work.
  • Monthly data from UKRAA PicoMuon detector at LRO 2/7/2026
  • Timestamp problem on some CSV data files from UKRAA Picomuon detector

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  1. Admin on LRO-H5 First Light – Video of data collection on ezCol 18 June 2026 – 19 June 2026.
  2. Ultimate speed power bank with compressor UPK 10 H5 from Lidl Supermarket, UK – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on “Cubesat in a Box” – design development as of 15 June 2026
  3. “Cubesat in a Box” – design development as of 15 June 2026 – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on What are attachments for power banks that keep them always on called? I need an always on power bank to power my UKRAA PicoMuon muon detector during my trans-atlantic airflight of month for my altitude muon detection experiment
  4. “Cubesat in a Box” – design development as of 15 June 2026 – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on Ultimate speed power bank with compressor UPK 10 H5 from Lidl Supermarket, UK
  5. 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?

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My SD card on my UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector crashed and would not create new CSV files – just said “none” on filename. How I sorted it out.

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