Thursday, August 20, 2015

List of Radio Astronomy stuff to learn

1. What is electromagnetic radiation?
2. What is the 'radio' part of the spectrum?
3. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?
4. How do antennas work?
5. What is the simplest radio antenna can I build?
6. How can I test the antenna and detect AM, FM, CW, SSB on an old multi-band receiver that I have?
7. What types of antennas are used for radio astronomy?
8. Can I fix an old AOR-8000 radio scanner and make it work again even though the 'Scan' button is worn out?
9. What parts of the EM spectrum do radio astronomers work with?

Current Equipment List

2 x satellite dishes with horns (unknown frequencies)
3 x old TV antennas
1 x multi band radio receiver (works)
1 x AOR-8000 radio scanner (doesn't work yet)

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