• DocumentCode
    2986010
  • Title

    Development of a Small Radio Telescope for Engineering Education

  • Author

    Husbands, Charles R. ; Barott, William C. ; Barott, Jeanette B.

  • Author_Institution
    Blackhorse Commun., Daytona Beach, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    17-20 March 2011
  • Firstpage
    365
  • Lastpage
    367
  • Abstract
    Using a generous grant from the IEEE Life Member Foundation, the IEEE Daytona Section has acquired, built, and operated a Small Radio Telescope as a tool to support Engineering Education in the Middle and High Schools, as well as Colleges and Universities. This paper describes the project and its educational goals and purposes.
  • Keywords
    further education; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; IEEE Daytona Section; IEEE Life Member Foundation; educational goals; engineering education; small radio telescope; Antenna measurements; Educational institutions; Extraterrestrial measurements; Radio astronomy; Sections;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Southeastcon, 2011 Proceedings of IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Nashville, TN
  • ISSN
    1091-0050
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-739-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SECON.2011.5752967
  • Filename
    5752967
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2986010