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Radio Interferometry
July 21, 2025 Admin

CCERA Interferometry Software for two dishes

Try going here to set up interferometry software https://github.com/ccera-astro/spectro_radiometer

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July 21, 2025 Admin

Astropy could be useful for converting RA/DEC to galactic coordinates

Astropy could be useful for converting RA/DEC to galactic coordinates, see:https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/coordinates/index.html

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SARA
July 21, 2025 Admin

SARA Email Discussion List (Society of Amateur Radio Astronomy)

SARA Email Discussion List: SARA maintains an open email discussion list, hosted by Google Groups. SARA membership (although encouraged) is

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Maser Radio Observations
July 21, 2025 Admin

Eduard’s list stuff needed for maser observing

My article on the mini maser telescope can be found in the July-August 2022 SARA journalTo summarize what you need:Tracking

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July 19, 2025 Admin

To set dual tuner mode in SDRuno

To set dual tuner mode in SDRuno, you need to be using an SDR device that supports multiple tuners (e.g., the RSPduo from SDRplay). If you have

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Radio Interferometry
July 19, 2025 Admin

To utilize SDRplay’s RSPduo for interferometry

To utilize SDRplay’s RSPduo for interferometry, you’ll need to configure the SDRuno software to receive and process signals from two

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
July 19, 2025 Admin

How to enable automatic updates on Linux Ubuntu

Configuration of automatic updates is made possible by the unattended-upgrades package. The package keeps your system in sync with the latest security

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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
July 19, 2025 Admin

Error “could not open port audio stream” in SuperSID 1.2.2 Software in Windows 10

The error “could not open port audio stream” in Windows 10 usually points to a problem with PortAudio, a cross-platform audio I/O library

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July 18, 2025 Admin

Windows 11 and Windows 10 are now installed, here’s how to ensure both can boot up properly.

Great — since both Windows 11 and Windows 10 are now installed, here’s how to ensure both can boot up properly.

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July 18, 2025 Admin

Windows 10 setup in Legacy BIOS mode can’t install to a GPT-partitioned disk

You’re encountering this issue because Windows 10 setup in Legacy BIOS mode can’t install to a GPT-partitioned disk, which is how your disk

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