Many of you here know me, and that I'm involved in radio astronomy
mostly as an amateur, occasionally as a hired technical guy. I've been
a "vanguard" for the use of SDR (and Gnu Radio in particular) in
radio astronomy since 2004.
I'm heading up a new project to create an association dedicated to use
of SDR, and, of course, *Gnu Radio* in small-scale and amateur
radio astronomy. We need funding. With Ben's permission, I'm
posting this here:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-make-the-ccera-a-reality-2tvbzx8
Our long-term plan is to build a quite-substantial synthesis array, at
both 4.2GHz, and the 408Mhz and 610Mhz radio astronomy bands.
We've secured a space in a local building, and have access to *acres*
of roof space on which we can plant antennae. Initially, for
this winter, we'll have two 4.2GHz antenna, two 408/610MHz antenna,
and a pulsar antenna array. In the spring, the 4.2GHz array
will get fleshed out with a further 4, larger, dishes. But we want
to see how this thing works without putting in a large physical
investment "up top". The 4 larger dishes (2.4m) are sitting in
storage, waiting for the right moment to blossom.
I really appreciate any support folks can give our little group.
Cheers
Marcus
Director Canadian Center for Experimental Radio Astronomy
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