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astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO)

Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

  • Calculators
  • Contact me
  • Equipment List at Lichfield Radio Observatory
  • Grafana Dashboard Cosmic Watch Detectors
  • History and description of Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Links to other SID monitoring sites
  • Live data from UKRAA Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Monitor at LRO (SIDs)
  • Live feed from SuperSID monitor
  • Live feed from UKRAA CosmicWatch Muon Detectors
  • Live feed from UKRAA Magnetometer
  • Live feed from UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector
  • Live feeds at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Live Radio meteor observations and meteor counts
  • Live stream from 1420MHz hydrogen-line 86cm Ptarmigan Triffid Dipole Array
  • Privacy Policy
  • Publications & Presentations
  • SHOOS - SARA Hydrogen-Observing Overall Survey
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October 12, 2025 Admin

Working installation instructions for Andrew Sutkowski’s Linus Ubuntu disc image that includes GNU Radio, SDR drivers and GNU SDR modules including SDR Play 3 module for GNU Radio and other radio astronomy software pre-installed on image.

These instructions install the software directly onto an Intel PC rather than booting into Linux on to USB pendrive or

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 10, 2025 Admin

Combining two Ubuntu ISO disc images so that the resulting image contains all the software packages from both.

Yes ✅ — it is possible to combine two Ubuntu ISO images so that the resulting image contains all the software

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 10, 2025 Admin

When I could not successfully clone my bootable Linux SD card with full disc image on it, what next….Active@ Disc Imager

Recoemmended by Andrew Sutkowski: Andrew, You are coming up with the same issues I did. How do you create an

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GNU Radio
October 10, 2025 Admin

GNU Radio Companion GRC File created during meeting with David Hardwick for use plotting data from CosmicWatch muon detectors.

I would like to give my grateful thanks to David Hardwick (BAA) for spending his time and effort helping me

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October 10, 2025 Admin

How to resolve inability to successfully clone bootable Ubuntu SD card using Rufus for Windows

Thanks for laying that out clearly — you’re on the right track, but there are a few common pitfalls that

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October 10, 2025 Admin

What is best sector by sector tool to copy bootable SDcard with Ubuntu and extras onto USB pendrive.

What is best sector by sector tool to copy bootable SDcard with Ubuntu and extras onto USB pendrive. If by

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

To resolve the error “Legacy option ROMs cannot e enabled with PTT,” you need to disable the PTT option in your BIOS settings.

Additional Context

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

Excellent reference on how to use “dd” command in Linux Ubuntu

https://blog.kubesimplify.com/the-complete-guide-to-the-dd-command-in-linux

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October 9, 2025 Admin

Speed of SD Cards vs USB Pendrives

Good question — the speed difference between SD cards and USB flash drives (pendrives) depends on several factors, but generally:

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

Troube-shooting when Dell Inspiron laptop’s one-time boot menu doesn’t show your USB pendrive or SD card

If your Dell Inspiron laptop’s one-time boot menu doesn’t show your USB pendrive or SD card, here are some steps

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