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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 or advisory tool…

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Can I use the Yaesu G-5500DC antenna rotator to point a dish at a specific object in the night sky and track it? Could this be used to detect and follow masers?

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ADVICE FROM CHATGPT (NO PROMISES MADE ABOUT HOW EFFECTIVE THIS ADVICE IS): Best value source for Yaesu G-5500DC antenna rotator and computer controller in the UK: If your goal is…

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My SETI Horn of Plenty use a WR-650 waveguide. What difference would it make to taper the waveguide down to a point rather than flat back to the waveguide?

Admin June 7, 2026 No Comments

If by “taper the waveguide down to a point” you mean replacing the flat shorted end behind the probe/feed with a pyramidal or conical taper that gradually narrows to a…

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Adding framework to LRO-H2 Solar Cooker 150cm rolled steel dish

Admin June 7, 2026 No Comments

This framework is designed to support an aluminium window netting to reduce ground noise. However, as soon as I added the wood to this an immediate potential issue arose –…

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Rectangular paint tin purchased to make WR-650 May 2026

Admin June 7, 2026 No Comments

I purchased one of these to make a cheap homemade WR-650 waveguide for hydrogen line work.

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Cooling SDR on LRO-H4(SETI Horn of Plenty) [hydrogen line radio telescope at LRO].

Admin June 7, 2026 No Comments

The SDR (NESDR) crashed a number of times when temperature locally got up to 32 C a few weeks ago, very unusual for us. The miniPC and SDR sits in…

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Sourcing pipe to extend the perimeter of the 150cm satellite dish that forms LRO-H2

Admin June 6, 2026 No Comments

I would like to extend the edge of my 150cm satellite dish by 40-50cm all around with some aluminium mesh. This does not need to follow the parabolic as it’s…

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Testing resistance of aluminium window screening I bought for LRO-H2 perimeter extension to reduce ground noise

Admin June 6, 2026 No Comments

Result seems a bit high, when considering this following advice from ChatGPT: The resistance of aluminium window screen over 50 cm can vary enormously depending on how you measure it,…

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Installing supports on LRO-H2 Solar Cooker Radio Telescope (hydrogen line 150cm dish) for aluminium netting

Admin June 6, 2026 No Comments

This netting will extend perimeter by 40 or 50cm around the edge and help reduce ground noise (I hope). Am I doing anything wrong before I go further? Andy

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The Bob Stricklin hydrogen line signal generator for testing hydrogen line radio telescopes

Admin June 5, 2026 No Comments

Bob has designed and made a neat little patch antenna which attaches to a NanoVNA to produce a 1420MHz signal to use to test hydrogen line systems. (1) Attach patch…

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Performance of 150mm x 50mm aluminium box section as waveguide for hydrogen (homemade WR650) vs rectangular oil tin

Admin June 3, 2026 No Comments

The WR650 waveguide is an ideal choice to use with the SETI Horn of Plenty Hydrogen Horn Radio Telescope. I have noticed that 150mm x 50mm aluminium box section is…

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Recent Posts

  • Can I use the Yaesu G-5500DC antenna rotator to point a dish at a specific object in the night sky and track it? Could this be used to detect and follow masers?
  • My SETI Horn of Plenty use a WR-650 waveguide. What difference would it make to taper the waveguide down to a point rather than flat back to the waveguide?
  • Adding framework to LRO-H2 Solar Cooker 150cm rolled steel dish
  • Rectangular paint tin purchased to make WR-650 May 2026
  • Cooling SDR on LRO-H4(SETI Horn of Plenty) [hydrogen line radio telescope at LRO].

Recent Comments

  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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Can I use the Yaesu G-5500DC antenna rotator to point a dish at a specific object in the night sky and track it? Could this be used to detect and follow masers?

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Rectangular paint tin purchased to make WR-650 May 2026

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