First light Home-made cantenna at LRO 3/3/2024@14:00
Just plugged in my homemade cantenna and the trace below on ezRA software suite (Ted Cline, https://github.com/tedcline/ezRA) immediately shows evidence
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How to orientate mesh satellite/WiFi dishes for radio astronomy
So the orientation that I currently have my dishes in above is incorrect – I need to rotate the dishes
Read moreTesting my 2 x 1.4GHz Nooelec Mesh dishes
I have now successfully tested both of these dishes using ezRA suite software, RTL-SDR Blog V3 SDR and one x
Read moreTesting left Nooelec 1.4GHz mesh 60x100cm dish 28/2/2024
I have now tested this aerial with RTL-SDR Blog V3 SDR and SAWBird H+ LNA – the graph below demonstrates
Read moreInstruction Manual for Geoptik Nadirus 2BW Digital Setting Circles that do not require encoders
I recently obtained these new encoders – brilliant idea for my Dobsonian telescope! Turn it into pushto GOTO. http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Geoptik-Nadirus-2BW-Instruction-Manual-Feb-2024-FULL-VERSION.pdf Andy
Read moreTesting Right Nooelec 1.4GHz Mesh Dish 26/2/24
As part of my process for working out why I can’t get my interferometer, today I tested the right Nooelec
Read moreMaking Hydrogen-Line (1420MHz) Cantenna
At last I am having a go at making myself a Cantenna! If this works it will demonstrate that I
Read moreTrying to work out why my 1420MHz AD8302-based radio interferometer does not work
Unfortunately, I still can’t get my 1420MHz interferometer to work. Have received 2 excellent pieces of advice from Jan Lustrip
Read moreEffect interference from interferometer box on Ptarmigan array computer 13/02/2024
Click on link to read results of tests I conducted this evening that show that my Interferometer Computer Box 1-2m
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