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Examples of “Standard” Radio Signal Logs

-- kenyon | March 24, 2020

Question:

I have a small radio telescope. A square law (log rec)…I use just an LNB but it picks up a lot of signals. I have the LNB attached to my small meade telescope which allows me, though not very accurately, to aim it around the sky. My graphing recorder is deflected on a lot of the positions I aim it at. Being a general class HAM I know that all these deflections may not be stellar based and may be man made anomoallys.

What I would like is a graphic example of a typical Log page. Just what should I be looking for. I have desires for more recvrs and antennas but no arguement of what I hope to accomplish in doing this other than notariety among a few friens. That is NOT my overall intention but it justifes all this that I have done so far to get where I am now as it has taken me over a Decade to reach my current stature. I am a member of SARA and Radio Jove. My space for antennas and equipment is very limited as well are funds for equipment.

An example of a log sheet if you please?

Kenyon Lenart
WO5LFY

-- kenyon

Answer:

I believe that what you are looking for are examples of what some “standard” radio signals, at least those that you can detect with the Radio Jove instrument or similar, would look like. I think that your best source for such information would be the Radio Jove web site, specifically the sample signals page. Posted there are quite a few good examples of the radio signals and their source objects that one can detect with a home-built radio telescope.

-- Jeff Mangum

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