Radio Astronomy Fun

The Radio Astronomy projects I would like to do in the near future.

• Detect radio waves from the Hydrogen Line. Will probally use something like the Discovery Dish.
• Look for RF singals from the Sun and Jupiter.
  

Jupiter Notes:
The The Radio JOVE Project is Radio Telescope kit designed to observer Jupiter and the Sun. It requires a large dipole antenna setup in an open space.

According to the ARRL QEX article from May 2010 Amateur Radio Astronomy Projects — Radio Signals from Jupiter, Jupiter RF singals can be received with Ham Radio gear.

• "a ham band Yagi will do very nicely. Even if Jupiter is 30º or 40º above your horizon, a lowmounted Yagi aimed toward the azimuth of Jupiter will probably have adequate gain."
  
• "your favorite ham-band receiver is plenty sensitive. Just be sure to turn the AGC off, as AGC can severely distort the Jovian noise bursts. Probably the best frequency range is between 18 and 22 MHz"
  
• "Either AM or SSB modes will work. Just tune for a quiet spot between stations."
  
• "During a good storm, Jovian signals can be easily heard, often several dB above the background noise. Of course, the bigger your antenna the stronger the signals"
  

• "Many observers listen on 20.1MHz because it is well above the ionospheric cut-off frequency and it is not where manmade transmission frequencies would interfere"
  
• "The best time to listen is nighttime between around midnight and 7.00am because the ionosphere is less dense"
  

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