Written for
School Teachers
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Correlation and the Two-Element Interferometer
Convolution, autocorrelation and cross-correlation, and why two horns see what one cannot
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Interferometry
Basic theory and instructions for operating a 2-horn interferometer
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Installing gr-radio_astro on Ubuntu 20.04
Details for installing gr-radio_astro on Ubuntu 20.04
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Installing Ubuntu
Details for partitioning a hard drive and installing Ubuntu OS on a Windows computer
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Setting Up a 2 Horn Interferometer
Details of setting up 2 horns for doing interferometry
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PlutoSDR software Installation
Steps for installing the PlutoSDR software on your computer
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Other Horn Designs
Links to building other horn designs
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Build a Simple Spectrometer
Introductory GNU Radio lessons are presented along with steps for building a simple spectrometer
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Raspberry Pi
Details for setting up Raspberry Pi for Radio Astronomy
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Installing gr-radio_astro
Details for installing gr-radio_astro
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Is the telescope good enough for the public?
A WVU undergraduate tested the DSPIRA design against published values to see whether it holds up outside a classroom
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Installing GNU Radio
Details for installing GNU Radio
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Cosmic rays and radio, at the WISRD lab
A student group running the horn telescopes alongside a cosmic ray detector, looking for radio from air showers
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Download and Install WVURAIL Radio Astronomy OS for Raspberry Pi
Step by Step instructions for downloading and installing Radio Astronomy Operating System for Raspberry Pis.
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Horn Construction Information
An overview of horn construction is described, with appropriate links
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The Command Line and Git
The handful of Linux commands and git steps the rest of these lessons assume you already know
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Astronomy Lecture Recordings
The astronomy lectures from the DSPIRA summer institute - six recordings and the slides - and where to read further
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Observations - Mapping the Sky and Measuring the Rotation Curve
Reduce the data your telescope produces - a drift map of the sky, and the rotation curve of the Milky Way
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Detailed Instructions for Assembling the CAN
The CAN is made up of a paint thinner can and an antenna
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Digital Signal Processing using GNU Radio - Fourier Analysis and Radio Astronomy
A deep dive into Digital Signal Processing through a series of labs using GNU Radio
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Digital Signal Processing using GNU Radio - Digital Filter
A deep dive into Digital Signal Processing through a series of labs using GNU Radio
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Digital Signal Processing using GNU Radio - Fourier Analysis
A deep dive into Digital Signal Processing through a series of labs using GNU Radio
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Digital Signal Processing using GNU Radio - Software Defined Radio
A deep dive into Digital Signal Processing through a series of labs using GNU Radio
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Digital Signal Processing using GNU Radio - Introductory Lab
A deep dive into Digital Signal Processing through a series of labs using GNU Radio
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Digital Signal Processing
A deep dive into Digital Signal Processing through a series of lectures and demonstrations
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Computer and Software Needs for the Horn Telescope Spectrometer
Details on computer systems that can be used to operate the horn spectrometer
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Detailed LNA Construction Instructions
LNA Soldering Instructions for Each Component
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Installing Ubuntu 22.04 with spectrometer_w_cal.grc on Bootable Flashdrive
Instructions for copying the Ubuntu/spectrometer_w_cal image on a bootable flashdrive
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Making Waves with Fourier Series
Students make complex waves by adding various sine cosine waves
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Steps for Installing Software on a Computer
Details of horn telescope software installation on a computer
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Spectrometer Source Block Settings
Settings in spectrometer for different SDR's
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Instructions on Running spectrometer_w_cal
Instructions on how to use the *spectrometer_w_cal* program
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Setting up the Telescope
Details on setting up the telescope for use
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SDR Options
Software Defined Radio (SDR) options
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Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) Options
Options for obtaining an LNA
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Horn & Can Assembly
Instructions for building horn-can component
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Tools for Observational Astronomy
The Radio Horn works best with the Milky Way, so let's learn about it
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What is a Horn Telescope?
Overview of what makes up a horn telescope and what it detects
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How to Calibrate the Horn Telescope
The procedure for calibrating the telescope using the spectrometer_w_cal program is outlined.
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Running the spectrometer_w_cal.grc Program
Instructions on how to use the spectrometer_w_cal.grc program in GNU Radio
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Horn Operation Tutorials
Documents and videos explaining the operation of the horn telescope
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What is Needed to Build a Horn Radio Telescope
Overview of the different parts of a horn telescope
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How Fast Are We Moving?
Exploring how fast we are moving in the Milky Way Galaxy
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Horn Telescope Spectrometer Description
Description of the spectrometer_w_cal.grc program features
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What Can a Horn Telescope Measure?
An overview of what a horn telescope detects
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Astronomy Activity : Understanding Celestial Coordinate Systems
A quick introduction to different coordinate systems used in astronomy
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Measuring the Earth's Speed around the Sun
This is a multi-activity lesson leading towards measuring the Speed of the Earth around the Sun
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The Milky Way Galaxy
The Radio Horn works best with the Milky Way, so let's learn about it
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Determining a Velocity Curve of the Milky Way Galaxy
Instructions and handouts for determining a velocity curve of the MWG