Testing AD8302-based interferometer at LRO using Signal Generator
AD8302-based interferometer uses 2 x Nooelec 1.4GHz mesh 60cm x 100cm dishes and 3 x Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNAs on
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Muon detector talk Astrofest 3 February 2024
Click on link below to download muon detector talk I gave at Astrofest 2024 in Kensington, London, 3/2/2024 https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Muon-Detector-Talk-for-Astrofest-2024-FINAL-290124@0100.pdf
Read moreTesting UKRAA Cosmicwatch muon detectors with radiation source available in every home 28/1/2024
I used bananas as source of radiation to test detection of radiation by pair of UKRAA Cosmicwatch coincidence detectors –
Read moreTesting voltages on outputs AD8302 board interferometer Jon Lustrup vs (Andrew Thornett) 26/1/2024
Jan kindly tested his AD8302 board to see what voltages he gets – and I have similarly tested mine today.
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Photo of the 2 muon detectors at LRO – they are made by UKRAA and used in coincidence mode (master/slave
Read moreProcessing additive interferometer data 21-220124 gain 50 using ezRA
Data from 21-22/1/2024 @ LRO – 5m distance between 2 x Nooelec 1.4GHz 60x100cm mesh aerials
Read moreTalk given to Astronomical Association of Penang on Radio Astronomy 21/1/2024
Click below to view PDF version of this talk. Andy http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Talk-for-ASP-Radioastronomy-meeting-210124-FINAL-120124.pdf
Read moreLessons learnt regarding interferometer yesterday!
Interferometers need hardware bias tees for SAWBird H+ 1420MHz filters with cascaded amplifiers, (which they also need as AD8302 chip
Read moreAdvice on how to progress with my interferometer based on AD8302 amplitude phase comparator board 8/1/2024
Correspondence with Jan Lustrup: Hi Andy…. You want to test changes of phase between the ports, not frequency! Use the
Read moreSchematic of Ted Cline’s Additive Interferometer Nov 2023
Click below to view a schematic of Ted Cline’s Additive Interferometer. Andy http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schematic-of-Ted-Clines-Additive-Interferometer-Nov-2023.pdf
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