[evlatests] RFI in C-band
rperley at nrao.edu
rperley at nrao.edu
Sun Aug 1 23:48:55 EDT 2010
I forgot to note in the previous email the observed state of RFI within
C-band.
The bottom two subbands (covering 3952 through 4208 MHz) were filled with
RFI, visible on all baselines. The nature of the amplitudes and phases
clearly indicates multiple origins -- as expected if the sources are
satellite downlinks. I doubt these two subbands are of any use to
astronomy without some sophisticated removal techniques.
The pair of local RFI (telecommunication links) that I reported on
yesterday are present.
Surprisingly (given the reports from others), I could see no strong
interference between 7 and 8 GHz.
The entire 1024 MHz-wide bandwidth in X-band looks clear of RFI.
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