Clickable site |
Why it is useful |
Square Kilometre Array |
Find out what the SKA is |
CSIRO |
Discover what Australia's largest science organisation is up to. |
Australia Telescope
National Facility |
For research on radio astronomy in Australia |
NASA Science |
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The LOFAR project |
The Low Frequency Array, which ATNF is looking at being involved in. |
Electromagnetic
Spectrum |
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Jaycar Electronics |
This site has a downloadable pdf chart of Australia's analogue and digital TV broadcasting bands (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed) |
How Stuff Works |
Go to the ElectronicsStuff section for information
and explanations about how different electronic devices work |
SETI@home |
Help search for extraterrestrial intelligence with a screensaver |
Dick Smith |
Click on "Technical Data" then "RF communications" |
Satellite frequencies |
WXSAT Frequencies |
Australian Communications
Authority |
This site has a register of spectrum licences in
licence categories. You can search for licences in your area by selecting
Search for Spectrum Licence and then Search by Latitude/Longitude. Or you
can experiment using the many other options at that site. |
Careers with Radio Frequencies |
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Make your own radio frequency equipment |
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More
web resources about engineering |
There are several links on engineering in telecommunications |
Australian Latitudes and Longitudes |
Useful to find the latitude and longitude
of your suburb (if you are in Australia) for entering in the "location"
details in the SEARFE Spectrum Scanner software. |
Astronomy on the Go
UNSW Outreach Programme featuring SEARFE |
Article for the IAU General Assembly Sidereal Times by Michael Burton
Analysis of SEARFE Data from Schools Visited by Andrew Chan & Daniel
Heppel
Summary of SEARFE Data from Schools Visited
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