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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Am I right to be concerned that Tohtsu CX-520D will degrade the signal too much when added in front of LNA on 1420 MHz radio telescope?

Admin November 10, 2025 No Comments

In discussions with members of SARA, some of them have discussed that my mechanical Tohtsu CX-520D will degrade the signal too much, if I use it in front of the…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

How much loss does Tohtsu CX-520D coaxial relay add to 1420 MHZ radio telescope?

Admin November 10, 2025 No Comments

Short answer first: yes — the CX-520D does add only a very small insertion loss (~0.2 dB) at L-band, so if the LNA is mounted at the antenna (mast/head) the…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Comparing (i) masthead LNA with coaxial switch for reference samples, (ii) Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA with inbuilt 50 ohm switched reference resistor, (iii) 8M bandwidth signal using part away from hydrogen line as reference.

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Comparing LNA at masthead with coaxial switch in front of it, with Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA with inbuilt 50 ohm resistor which can be switched in and out for generation…

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

Beta testing ezColS251107cPeeee.py on LRO-H2 with RSPduo 8/11/2025

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Command line used, after meeting with Ted Cline, where we tested various combinations of parameter settings, in order to find one which worked, is below. Note in particular that the…

Easy Radio Astronomy Software (ezRA)

ezColS251107cPeeee.py

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https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ezColS251107cPeeee.zip

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

ezColS251104aPeeee RSPduo LRO-H2 beta testing 8/11/2025

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Latest ezCol beta testing with SDRplay RSPduo device on LRO-H2 radio telescope. Command Line: Parameter options in ezCol: Screenshot @ 15:05: Screenshot @ 16:37: Screenshot @ 18:20: Screenshot @ 21:30:…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Group H-Line Sub-Group Meeting Recordings

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There is now a new playlist, to make it easier to access these recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzBTybazXT4123hs3KiBO28PeMTzc6Cks

SDRplay RSPduo Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

Gain settings on SDR Play’s RSPduo Software Defined Radios

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Since the SDRplay RSP family of devices ‘thinks’ in terms of ‘gain reduction’ (i.e. attenuation), the values you want to assign to the IF and RF gain are always negative:…

Easy Radio Astronomy Software (ezRA)

Protected: Latest draft beta versions ezCol and ezCon from Ted Cline 8/11/2025

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Meteor detection by radio

List of meteor showers

Admin November 7, 2025 No Comments

Here’s a practical “all the ones that matter” list, with 2025 peak nights and typical peak rates (ZHR under dark, clear skies). For the exhaustive working list (including many minor/variable…

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