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Author: Matthew Fox Created: 11/4/2007
Why use a FM Receiver for your Radio Observatory? There are several reasons! They are relatively easy to operate, don't require much cost to setup, and an easy concept for most amateur astronomer enthusiasts that don't have a lot of time to devote to bigger Radio Observatories. Monitoring meteors is an easy subject to start with. Hopefully for some, this is the start to something bigger. Most importantly, it's interesting and fun!

Part 1 - FM Radio Meteor Observations - What's this all about?
By Matthew Fox on 11/4/2007
This is the first of a series of documents that explain the wonderful hobby of FM Radio Meteor Astronomy. This set of documents fully explains in a non-technical fashion, the theory and implementation of your own FM Radio Astronomy Lab
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Part 2 - Build your own FM Radio Astronomy Lab
By Matthew Fox on 11/4/2007
This is the second document of a series that explains the wonderful hobby of FM Radio Meteor Astronomy. This set of documents fully explain in a non-technical fashion, the theory and implementation of your own FM Radio Astronomy Lab.
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Part 3 - FM Transmitter - Radius Search Utility - The Theory behind the Utility
By Matthew Fox on 11/4/2007
So you have your lab all setup and ready to go into action? Learn the theory behind the operation of the FM Transmitter Search Utility. Graphical illustrations help illustrate the concept of locking onto a distant FM Transmission tower.
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