ASSA Radio Astronomy Group

Atmospheric Transparency to different wavelengths of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

The ASSA Radio Astronomy Group is a special interest group within the Astronomical Society of South Australia.

Aims and Objectives

To facilitate and encourage the sharing of skills, ideas, techniques and knowledge resources to assist ASSA members in receiving radio emissions from space based sources.

To encourage an active forum for people who use receiver/scanner devices be they commercial ham radios, crystal sets or software defined radio and other types of digital signal processing equipment.

To provide support to the beginner and the more experienced in radio reception techniques and in using their own antennas, receivers, signal processing hardware and software.

To maintain a group whose activities are suitable for ASSA submissions/purposes and as a source of capable individuals to assist with other ASSA projects/initiatives.