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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
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November 8, 2025 Admin

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

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

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November 8, 2025 Admin

Gain settings on SDR Play’s RSPduo Software Defined Radios

Since the SDRplay RSP family of devices ‘thinks’ in terms of ‘gain reduction’ (i.e. attenuation), the values you want to

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November 8, 2025 Admin

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

ezCol which supports SDRplay RSPduo SDR and provides ability to change gain settings for this SDR: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ezColS251104aPeeeeRSPduosupports-gain-changes.zip Latest ezCon versions:

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November 7, 2025 Admin

List of meteor showers

Here’s a practical “all the ones that matter” list, with 2025 peak nights and typical peak rates (ZHR under dark,

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November 7, 2025 Admin

Solid state coaxial relay

Or….Options in the “RF switching without the clacky bits”! A solid-state coaxial relay is basically an RF switch that uses

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November 7, 2025 Admin

Best coaxial switching device for my 1420 MHz for reference samples. Does not need to be fast.

ChatGPT: For 1420 MHz reference switching where speed doesn’t matter, go with a latching electromechanical DPDT transfer (coaxial) switch. It gives

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November 7, 2025 Admin

Was Tohtsu CX-520D a good choice?

Question: I am concerned that I have made a bad choice by buying Tohtsu CX-520D coaxial relay from ebay to

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November 6, 2025 Admin

Tohtsu CX-520D Coaxial Relay

Tohtsu CX-520D coaxial relay purchased from ebay Nov 2025: Specifications: Three x type N female connector, has a common and

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November 5, 2025 Admin

Better to use a portion of signal spectrum as reference signal, rather than image shift.

From Alex Pettit, via SARA Mailing List, 5/11/2025: Andrew, see if this analogy helps : The Top 3 Data/Drift Pair shows

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November 5, 2025 Admin

What if any is potential benefit for adding filtering and amplification at antenna in meteor scatter detection arrangement at 143.050 MHz?

What if any is potential benefit for adding filtering and amplification at antenna in meteor scatter detection arrangement at 143.050

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