Synthesis Telescope
,
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Radio Astronomy Resources
General References
Radio Spectrum
Electromagnetic Spectrum
(Wikipedia)
Radio Band Designations
(Wikipedia)
U.S. Frequency Allocation Chart
(NTIA)
U.S. Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations
(ARRL)
Significant Radio Astronomy Frequencies
(SETI League)
Radio Astronomy Frequency Allocations
(UK Amateur Radio Astronomy Network)
Radio Spectrum
(British Astronomical Association - Radio Astronomy Group)
Radio Astronomy
Radio Astronomy
(Wikipedia)
General Information on Radio Astronomy
(NRAO; see also
older version on Web Archive
)
Basics of Radio Astronomy
(JPL/Goldstone)
Radio Astronomy Beginner's Booklet
(SARA; PDF)
Radio Astronomy Tutorial
(MIT Haystack Observatory)
Radio Astronomy Course
(New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Essential Radio Astronomy
(NRAO web course)
Single-Dish Summer School:
2001 Articles
+
2007 Presentations
(NAIC + NRAO)
Radio Telescope Terms and Components
(Wikipedia)
List of Radio Telescopes
(Wikipedia)
Position vs. Time of Sun, Moon, and other celestial bodies
(JPL Horizons server)
Book Vendors
Radio Sky Publishing
Amazon Associate List
Radio Society of Great Britain
Clubs
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA)
+
Instrumentation
+
Discussion
European Radio Astronomy Club (ERAC)
British Astronomical Association - Radio Astronomy Group
+
David Morgan
Education + Public Outreach
Morehead Space Science Center
(Morehead State University)
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
(PARI)
Learn & Explore
(NRAO)
Hands-On Universe
(UC-Berkeley + NRAO)
STEM Project Overview
(NRAO)
Quiet Skies RFI Kits
(NRAO)
Remote Observing Facilities
SARA Remote Observatory
(PDF)
Goldstone Apple Valley 34m Radio Telescope
(Lewis Center) +
Reference Materials
SALSA 2.3m Telescopes
(Onsala)
Sounds of Radio Astronomy
Pulsar Examples
(Jodrell Bank)
Jupiter and Solar Bursts and Galactic Noise (Radio Jove)
narrated sequence
(modern site)
Separate recordings
(archived site)
Natural VLF Signals
(Space Weather / NASA INSPIRE)
Tuning in the Sounds of Space
(NASA article)
Equipment + Projects
Projects Being Pursued at WKU
X + Ku-band (10 + 12 GHz) Telescopes
L + S + C-band (1 + 4 GHz) Telescopes
HF Observations of Sun, Jupiter, and Galaxy (20 MHz)
VLF Radio and Geomagnetism (30 kHz and below)
Other / Miscellaneous Projects
VHF FM Observations of Meteors (100 MHz)
SkyScan Meteor Detection
(University of Alberta)
Radio Meteor Observations
(International Meteor Organization)
SDR Meteor Observations
(rtl-sdr.com)
UK Amateur Radio Astronomy Net
Beginner Projects
Projects
Ideas
Sao Giao Radio Telescope
(PARAC)
Pulsars with 25-m dish + RTL dongle
Full projects list
10-m dish setup
(facebook)
Open Source Radio Telescopes
Introductory article
in the
2017 October GBO Newsletter
OSRT Wiki
Bessie H
I
21cm Horn Telescope
Alexander H
I
21cm Horn Telescope
VLF Loop Antenna
Physics Open Lab Microwave Experiments
A Simple 11.2 GHz Radio Telescope (Hardware)
A Simple 11.2 GHz Radio Telescope (GNU Radio Software)
Solar Radio Emission and Calibration
Horn Antenna for the 21cm Neutral Hydrogen Line
A Low-Noise SDR-Based Receiver for the 21cm Neutral Hydrogen Line
GNU Radio Software for the 21cm Neutral Hydrogen Line
Measurement of the Milky Way Rotation
Milky Way Structure Detected with the 21cm Neutral Hydrogen Emission
Hydrogen Clouds Detected with 21cm Line Emission
Radio Observations of Meteors
Loop Antenna for Very Low Frequency
VLF Receiver for SID Monitoring
Radio Astronomy Observing Program
(Astronomical League + NRAO)
Project Central
(RadioSky Publishing)
Project Outlines
(British Astronomical Association - Radio Astronomy Group)
Jon Wallace
QEX
Articles
``
Amateur Radio Astronomy Projects
''. Wallace, J. 2010,
QEX
, Jan/Feb issue, pp. 3-8
``
Whistler Radio
''. Wallace, J. 2010,
QEX
, Mar/Apr issue, pp. 20-23
``
Radio Signals from Jupiter
''. Wallace, J., & Flagg, R. 2010,
QEX
, May/Jun issue, pp. 1-4
``
Total Power Radio Telescope
''. Wallace, J. 2010,
QEX
, Jul/Aug issue, pp. 39-43
Satellite Dishes
Scrounger's Guide to Satellite TV
(C-band antenna dishes)
BUDs
(Wikipedia)
BUD setup + alignment
(geo-orbit.org)
Television Satellite Dish Reference
(robotz.com)
Satellite Dish Design
(eNotes.com via archive.org)
Dish Evaluation
(Bob Atkins, KA1GT)
Sun Noise
+
Measurement
(Bob Atkins, KA1GT)
Antennas + Receiving Equipment
Pneumatic Antenna Launchers
(amateurradio.com)
Radio Astronomy Supplies
(vendor)
Down East Microwave
(vendor)
DH Satellite
(vendor)
Olde Antenna Lab
(vendor;
SETI link
)
4nec2 Antenna Modeling Software
Antenna Theory Website
Microwave Antenna Book and 10 GHz Info
(Paul Wade, W1GHZ)
Software-Defined Radios (SDRs)
General
SDR Overview
(Wikipedia)
In-phase and Quadrature Components
(Wikipedia)
I/Q Data for Dummies
(Mikael Kuisma)
SDR Video Series
(Great Scott Gadgets)
Devices
SDR Model Comparisons
(Wikipedia)
Radio Astronomy SDRs
(SARA) -- RASDR3 + RASDR4 (Lime)
rfspace.com
(spectrometer receivers, e.g., SDR14)
RTL-SDR
HackRF One
(Great Scott Gadgets) -
Vendor
LimeSDR
SDRplay
Airspy
NESDR
(NooElec)
SMArT
(FlexRadio)
Software
SDR Radio.com
(includes "Console")
HDSDR
GNU Radio
Offline References
Amateur Radio Astronomy
, John Fielding, ZS5JF, 2006, Radio Society of Great Britain
Home Satellite TV Installation and Troubleshooting Manual, 4/e
, Frank Baylin, Brent Gale, Ron Long, 1995, Baylin Publications, Boulder, CO
World Satellite TV and Scrambling Methods: The Technicians' Handbook, 3/e
, Frank Baylin, John McCormac, Richard Maddox, 1993, Baylin Pub, Boulder, CO
Inside Satellite TV
, Karl Fincke (tech ed, Sat TV Week), 1991, Fortuna Comm. Co, Fortuna, CA
Chaparral Communications Technical Bulletins
86-4 : Sierra/Videocipher II 2000E Interface
88-18: Polar Mount Alignment
89-4 : Optimizing Dual-Band Systems
Chaparral
``Feedhorns Troubleshooting Guide''
``FAQ: Chaparral Feedhorns''
polarity problem diagnosis guide
Steven Gibson
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