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Admin January 14, 2026 No Comments

The information provided on this website is provided for reference purposes only, No warranty is provided for its use. You should check information provided with independent data sources before using…

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Rules of thumb in constructing hydrogen line feeds for amateur radio telescopes

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The “rules of thumb”: c/o Ed Harfmann: Foil coating waveguide (if making waveguide with aluminium foil) wrinkled – Is it more than 1/20th of a wavelength? 21 cm/20 = 1.05…

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How to test Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA using a NanoVNA

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Following information is from Alex Pettit:

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Skin depth of copper and aluminium, and its implications for building radio telescopes

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The skin depth (δ) of RF in copper at 1420 MHz can be calculated using the formula: δ = √(2/(ωμσ)) Where: At f = 1420 MHz (the hydrogen line frequency):…

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Construction manuals for VLF aerials for UKRAA VLF/SID Receiver and SuperSID Receiver

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https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SuperSID-Manual.pdf https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/VLF_Aerial_Assembly_Manual.pdf

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Current state of construction of John Berman VLF/SID receiver and aerial system 13/2/2026

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I’ve discovered following works with Spectrum Lab software on my Dell M6800 laptop: Plug audio cable into microphone socket on Dell M6800. Select line in rather than microphone when pop-up…

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Table showing SWG sizes in imperial and metric to help choose brass tube sizes for making tuneable monopoles for cantennas

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Here’s a clean SWG table from 16 down to 30. Diameters shown in inches and millimetres. SWG Inches mm 16 0.0640″ 1.626 mm 17 0.0560″ 1.422 mm 18 0.0480″ 1.219…

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Paradar X-400 coaxial cable

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I have just taken delivery of 5m run of Paradpr X-400. This is meant to be a cheaper alternative to LMR-400 cable, but with similar specifications. My initial impression is…

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Building tuneable waveguide probe

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Since you’re building a tuneable waveguide probe (I’m assuming 1420 MHz given your past adventures…), here’s a clean, mechanically stable way to do it without it turning into a wobbly…

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What brass tube will snugly fit inside or outside 1/8 inch diameter brass tubing, for making a tuneable cantenna monopole probe?

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Here are the standard brass tube sizes that will fit snugly either inside or outside 1/8-inch brass tubing: 📏 Basic Dimensions of 1/8″ Brass Tube So you want tubing whose…

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Using NanoVNA to tune H-Line cantenna Alex Pettit 11/2/2026

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  • Rules of thumb in constructing hydrogen line feeds for amateur radio telescopes
  • How to test Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA using a NanoVNA
  • Skin depth of copper and aluminium, and its implications for building radio telescopes
  • Construction manuals for VLF aerials for UKRAA VLF/SID Receiver and SuperSID Receiver
  • Current state of construction of John Berman VLF/SID receiver and aerial system 13/2/2026

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  1. Admin on Signal attenuation (loss) for common coaxial cables at around 1.42 GHz (1420 MHz), relevant for builders of amateur Hydrogen Line radio telescopes.
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