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From: | Daniel R. Marlow |
Subject: | Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Probable pulsar observing success at CCERA |
Date: | Thu, 1 Dec 2016 20:54:01 +0000 |
Hello, First, congrats to Marcus and CCERA.
We are working at 21 cm (1420 MHz) and find that there are at least a few pulsars not that far below B0329+54 (now called J0332+5434) in signal strength. Indeed, one of the interesting
things is that owing to scintillation effects, there are times when this pulsar is not as bright as some of the pulsars. Of course, when this pulsar is at its best, the signal really is quite strong: we get a good detection after just a few turns using
a 60’ dish and 50 MHz of BW. A question . . . roughly what was the integration time for the plot that you showed? Sincerely, From:
Discuss-gnuradio <discuss-gnuradio-bounces+address@hidden> on behalf of "address@hidden" <address@hidden> Keep in mind also that B0329+54 is really the only one within reasonable "reach" for an amateur in the northern hemisphere--the others are much fainter, although if one simply added another "gulp" of antenna every paycheque or two... Also, you need a stable clock--I'm using an OCXO, but a TCXO will work for shorter observing times. So, if you are using a dongle, you'll need to replace its clock. On 2016-12-01 15:19, Iain Young, G7III wrote:
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