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RASDR User’s Manual 1.7.4
supporting
Software Defined Receiver for Radio Astronomy
and RASDRviewer 1.2.2
Table of Contents
List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... 5
List of Tables .......................................................................................................................... 8
Foreword ................................................................................................................................. 9
License .................................................................................................................................... 9
Abstract ................................................................................................................................... 9
1)
README First ..................................................................................................................... 10
2)
RASDR goals ........................................................................................................................ 10
a) A Software-Defined Receiver for Amateur Radio Astronomers ....................................... 10
b)
The RASDR Community: Developer’s group and User’s group .................................. 11
c) Operation of RASDR in Various Radio Astronomy Bands............................................... 11
3)
The RASDR Software Defined Receiver ............................................................................. 13
a) Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 14
b)
Component Board Considerations ................................................................................. 14
c) Power and Data Transfer Considerations .......................................................................... 15
4)
Startup Guide for a RASDR Observatory............................................................................. 16
a) Installation of Signing Certificate ...................................................................................... 17
b)
5)
Installation of Device Driver .......................................................................................... 20
RASDR Hardware Basics ..................................................................................................... 25
a) MyriadRF hardware ........................................................................................................... 25
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