CARNIC ASSOCIATION LARGE MILLIMETER ARRAY APS
46º22'30" N 13º05'47" E - 296m a.s.l
Amaro (UD) - Italy - UTC+1

CALMA Small Radio Telescope - page under construction

Antenna
Name: CALMA SRT 00
Type: Mesh Parabolic Reflector
Diameter: 2.40m
F/D: 0.40
Focal Length: 0.96m
HPBW: H-V 6°
Working Frequency: up to 6GHz
Aperture Efficency: 0.52
Gain: 28dB
Feed
Type: Low Profile Helix Antenna
Polarization: LCP
Center Frequency: 1420.0 MHz
Wavelength: 0.21m
Impedence: before matching ~133Ω
after matching ~50Ω
Gain: ~6dB
LNA
Amplifier Model: SPF5189Z
Type: Wideband
Figure Noise at 1420MHz: ~0.68dB
Impedence: 50Ω
Power Supply: 5V
Power Consumation 180mA
BandPass Filter 1420-1470MHz
Total Gain at 1420MHz: ~30dB
Rotor
Model: SPID BIGRAS-HR
Type: Alt-az
Encoders Resolution 0.1°
Control Unit MD-01
Receiver
Model: USB-TV dongle
Manifacture: Rafael R820T tuner
Type: Super-Heterodyne
Impedence: 50Ω
Demodulator: Realtek RTL2832U
Sampling: 8bit
Sample Rate: 2.4MS/s
PC Interface: USB 2.0