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Admin January 14, 2026 No Comments

The information provided on this website is provided for reference purposes only. It is my personal development blog, and is not intended to act as an educational lr advisory tool…

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Friend said he used vacuum cleaner to blow string through plastic conduit 50m so he could then pull CAT5 cable though. Does that work?

Admin May 25, 2026 No Comments

Yes, that can work, and it’s a fairly common trick for long conduit runs. The usual method is: For a 50 m conduit, suction is often more effective than trying…

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What balanced amplifiers could be used on a VLF loop antenna?

Admin May 25, 2026 No Comments

For a VLF loop antenna (typically covering a few kHz up to perhaps 30–300 kHz), a balanced amplifier should ideally have: Several approaches work well: Instrumentation Amplifiers These are often…

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RF choke designs

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An RF choke is an inductor designed to present a high impedance to radio-frequency currents while allowing DC or low-frequency currents to pass. The best design depends on the frequency…

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HP10509A Circular Loop Antenna.

Admin May 25, 2026 No Comments

The HP 10509A Circular Loop Antenna is a specialized active magnetic-loop receiving antenna developed by Hewlett-Packard in the early 1960s. It was originally supplied with the HP 117A VLF Comparator…

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What is a balanced feed line in radio astronomy?

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A balanced feed line is a transmission line in which the two conductors carry equal currents in opposite directions, and neither conductor is connected to ground. The electromagnetic fields are…

VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)

Link for VLF meeting tonight

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83880385896?pwd=RaJleLpl3wWahgD8q8JCFMbaybeg5N.1

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What size oil tin about right to make WR650 waveguide for hydrogen line detection using a SETI Horn of Plenty?

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For a WR-650 waveguide at the 1420 MHz hydrogen line, the internal dimensions need to be about 165 mm × 82.5 mm (6.5″ × 3.25″). That means you’re looking for…

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Can pyramidal horn antennas be scaled by adding an extra bit on front?

Admin May 25, 2026 No Comments

Yes, a pyramidal horn antenna can generally be made larger by adding an additional flared section to the front, but there are some important caveats. A horn antenna works by…

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I have a professionally made and sold 1420 MHz rectangular waveguide I purchased from ebay. The probe has a bulbous end which I understand widens the reception in some way. What is likely range of frequencies it can pick up?

Admin May 24, 2026 No Comments

If your 1420 MHz rectangular waveguide feed has a probe with a bulbous, paddle-shaped, or capacitive end, that feature is usually intended to broaden the impedance match rather than dramatically…

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Horn antenna lecture from McMaster University

Admin May 24, 2026 No Comments

https://www.ece.mcmaster.ca/faculty/nikolova/antenna_dload/current_lectures/L18_Horns.pdf

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  • Friend said he used vacuum cleaner to blow string through plastic conduit 50m so he could then pull CAT5 cable though. Does that work?
  • What balanced amplifiers could be used on a VLF loop antenna?
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  1. 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?
  2. Hugh Goodwin 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?
  3. How to calculate a table showing attenuation of muons by lead thickness, and analysing the results I have obtained at LRO with difference quantities of lead between two CosmicWatch muon detectors in coincidence arrangement 17/5/2026 – astronomy.me.u on Calculating attenuation of muons in lead – ASCII text version
  4. 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?
  5. Jason Burnfield on Plots of data collected using Brian Coleman’s self-made hydrogen-line feed placed at correct (I think…but maybe not?) focal point on the LRO-H2 telescope (150cm Solar Cooker Radio Telescope) & pointed towards either outer Milky Way (1 spiral arm seen) or inner Milky Way (2 spiral arms seen) 16 May 2026

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