The Amateur Radio Telescope

Credit: Marcus Radio Telescope
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-for-budget-radio-astronomy/

To build your own Amateur Radio Telescope, you will need a few item to get started.

You will need:

Antenna --> LNA --> Bandpass filter --> Power Injector (Bias Tee) --> SDR Dongle --> PC

Software used can be SDR# or a selection from https://www.rtl-sdr.com/big-list-rtl-sdr-supported-software/ ,

also need to download Radio Eyes to capture a Bell curve like the one below.

To read into Radio Astronomy deeper, here is a PDF book from Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA): Sara Beginner Booklet

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