| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 236 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Astronomers' observing guides, 1611-7360 |
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Astronomers' observing guides.
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| Contents |
Note continued: Coupling Decoupling and Blocking -- Transistors as Amplifiers -- Circuit Construction -- Screening -- Test Instruments and Tools -- Building the Impedance Bridge -- Constructing the Noise Source -- Step Attenuator -- Using Your Newly Built Test Equipment -- Using the Noise Source to Test Amplifier Performance -- Construction of the Antenna -- Computer as a Receiver -- Required Parts -- Construction -- Observing Projects -- Dipole -- Dipole Array -- Loop Aerial -- Receiver -- Background -- Design Overview -- Construction -- Logging Multimeter -- More Data Loggers for the PC -- Home Brew Method -- Radio Skypipe Software -- Controller Option -- Arduino Duemilanove -- PC Sound Card as a Data Capture Device |
| Summary |
Jeff Lashley, in this comprehensive guide to the science and art of putting together and using a small radio telescope, will lead you through the process and help you to understand what to listen for. Filled with projects and tips and great advice, he can get you underway in a hurry and help you to decode what you are hearing |
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So if you've been doing amateur astronomy for a while and want to expand beyond what you can see with your eyes, this is a direction you should consider going in. Or, if you've dabbled in building radios for years and want to try something new, this can be a way to expand your hobby. --Book Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Radio astronomy -- Popular works
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Radio astronomy -- Instruments -- Popular works
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NATURE -- Sky Observation.
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Radio astronomy
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Radio astronomy -- Instruments
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Radio astronomy.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441908834 |
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1441908838 |
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9781441908827 |
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144190882X |
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