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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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What is the benefit, if any, of using expensive professional WR650 waveguide over homemade version?

Admin May 31, 2026 No Comments

For 1420 MHz work, the advantage of a professionally manufactured WR-650 waveguide is usually much smaller than many people expect. Electrical performance A commercial WR-650 section will have: At 1420…

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Scientist who died when two pieces plutonium accidently went together at Los Alamos

Admin May 31, 2026 No Comments

You are probably thinking of Louis Slotin. On 21 May 1946 at Los Alamos Laboratory, Slotin was demonstrating a criticality experiment using a plutonium core later nicknamed the “Demon Core.”…

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Assessing the radioactivity level of my larger Geiger test source (piece of radioactive rock)

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Yes, 93,000 counts per minute (CPM) is a fairly strong reading for a Geiger test source, although how “large” it is depends on the detector and the source geometry. For…

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Small, flat, rooftop satellite antennas could replace big, bulky, costly dishes

Admin May 31, 2026 No Comments

I asked ChatGPT to explain following to me: From https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/flat-rooftop-satellite-antennas/ “Ground Control to Major Tom,” the evergreen lyrics to David Bowie’s 70s hit, Space Oddity. What’s odd is that, despite…

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Free dictation software on different platforms

Admin May 30, 2026 No Comments

Yes. There are several free options that will transcribe your speech into text as you dictate: Smartphones Windows PCs Linux For long interviews or lectures My recommendation Since you use…

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What does 0.73 dB above background equate to in dBi for hydrogen line horn? I have a typical SETI of Plenty, 4 feet long and 3 feet wide, at 1420 MHz.

Admin May 29, 2026 No Comments

Hydrogen-Line Detection vs Antenna Gain A measurement of 0.73 dB above background does not directly convert to dBi because they describe different things: For your measurement: 0.73 dB corresponds to…

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Calculating gain achieved with LRO SET Horn of Plenty using RTL-SDR V4 software-defined receiver 29/5/2026

Admin May 29, 2026 No Comments

Jason has calculated gain based on my plot below: I’m getting about 0.73 dB above background for that trace so pretty consistent with your previous results. Looks good! Jason Burnfield

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Table comparing dB and dbi gain of SETI Horn of Plenty compared to 1m dish, 1.5m dish, 2m dish, 3m dish, 17 element patch Yagi, 86cm Ptarmigan Triffid 4 x 4 dipole array.

Admin May 29, 2026 No Comments

At the 1420.405 MHz hydrogen line, the SETI Horn of Plenty is generally quoted at about +20 dBi gain (roughly +18 dBd). For comparison: Antenna Approx Gain (dBi) Approx Gain…

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Would the Active Antenna Amplifier (model AAA-1C) make a good masthead amplifier for a VLF loop antenna (SIDs)?

Admin May 28, 2026 No Comments

https://active-antenna.eu/amplifier-kit Yes — the is actually a very good choice for VLF loop work and SID detection, much better suited than the LA-200 type devices. The important point is that…

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Is a LA-200 active audio loop amplifier a good choice for amplifying VLF loop antennas for SID detection?

Admin May 28, 2026 No Comments

If by “LA-200” you mean the common audio induction-loop amplifier units (such as the Sarabec LA-200), then no — it is generally not a good choice as a front-end amplifier…

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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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