2024 events

Sat 30th
11:00-11:30
Starlight Room

Amateur Radio Interferometry

Brett Dawson

Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA), and British Astronomical Association (BAA)

An overview of amateur radio interferometry at 4.9 GHz using analogue and digital techniques.

- interferometry and why it's a great choice for amateur radio astronomers,
- repurposing satellite receiver system hardware,
- analogue and digital backends,
- typical results from an amateur radio interferometer,
- further information and active amateur radio astronomy groups.

Brett Dawson is an electrical engineer and has worked in public safety radio communications, telecommunications and radio astronomy (ATNF Parkes). He has been an amateur radio operator for many years, and has recently become interested in amateur radio astronomy.