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) + Google Group Discussion Board
    • 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 (Radio Jove)
    • 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)
  • 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 (W1GHZ, Paul Wade)
  • Software-Defined Radios (SDRs)
    • SDR Overview (Wikipedia)
    • SDR Model Comparisons (Wikipedia)
    • In-phase and Quadrature Components (Wikipedia)
    • I/Q Data for Dummies (Mikael Kuisma)
    • Radio Astronomy SDRs (SARA) -- RASDR3 + RASDR4 (Lime)
    • rfspace.com (spectrometer receivers, e.g., SDR14)
    • RTL-SDR
      • Solar observing at 12 GHz (David Haworth)
    • SDR Video Series (Great Scott Gadgets)
    • HackRF One (Great Scott Gadgets) - Vendor
    • LimeSDR
    • SDRplay
    • SDR Radio.com (includes "Console")
    • Airspy
    • NESDR (NooElec)
    • SMArT (FlexRadio)
    • 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