[Hallicrafters] Directional Array Antennas For SETI Listening

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi All,

With all of the recent outbursts from various areas within the Milky Way 
Galaxy it has been suggested that many small directional antennas be focused 
on a specific point within our own Milky Way galaxy. Then there is an 
antenna coupling device that somehow converts all of the small dishes into 
one large receiving dish. Hence all listeners get the benefits of the large 
dish, even though they only have a small receiving antenna on their 
premisis.

I do not know a lot about this type of reception, but it seems to be 
gathering attention around the planet. So find out what you can and let the 
old blind Magician know what all this fuss is about! Please!

I know that some of our many engineering types, including W5KBM and W5WP, 
among others, will figure out some way to make it work with parts from their 
multitude of junk part boxes!

We could also use the plans to the special receivers and other items that 
enable these weak signals to be rescued from the galactic noise and man made 
racket.

See what you can put together from whatever you can find from snooping 
through old copies of Popular Science, Popular Electronics and other 
Astronomy magazines. If we do a good job, we "just" might get our little 
series of arrays coupled into the world world antenna arrays. Then we can 
push enough data through the main computer to just maybe hit the goodies on 
the floor of some distant nebula that has been previous missed. After all, 
It may have already been discovered but overlooked because of mistaken 
identy!

Something to do on a cold Winter nigh - Please keep me posted. Thanks! t


Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net



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