There are a number of software tools available to visualize and analyze the output from your radio telescope. Note that the Radio Spectrograph program is only for use in displaying the output from specialized receivers through an Internet connection.
Radio JOVE participants will want to download both Radio-SkyPipe and Radio Jupiter Pro (Special Jove Edition). Radio-Skypipe is used to acquire and display data from your RJ 1.1 receiver and Radio Jupiter Pro helps you predict when to listen. Both programs are free to Radio JOVE participants and were written by Jim Sky radiosky@radiosky.com.
Radio-SkyPipe
- Radio-SkyPipe [click here]
- - This program from RadioSky Publishing is a powerful tool for amateur radio astronomy. Using Radio-SkyPipe you will be able to:
- Collect data on your PC using your sound card or a
simple analog to digital converter.
- Store, retrieve, and edit stripchart files with
header information secured within the file itself.
- Share your real-time data with others over the
internet even if you use a dial up connection.
- Send to multiple recipients.
- Send and receive data simultaneously or receive
simultaneously from two different sources.
- Use in Stand Alone mode for local use only.
- A built in chat window allows you to communicate
with others during observations.
- Can be used for radio astronomy, seismology,
weather, any scientific monitoring area.
Radio Jupiter Pro - Special Jove Edition:
- Radio Jupiter Pro - Jove Edition [click here]
- - This is a special release of Radio-Sky Publishing's multi-function observing aid for Jupiter's decametric radio emissions. This program predicts most likely times for Jupiter radio storms, and displays Jupiter visibility information graphically. See help page at http://www.radiosky.com/rjpro/rjprohelp.html for more information. Radio-Sky Publishing also offers a more capable version of RJ Pro for a fee.
Radio Spectrograph:
- Radio Spectrographe [click here]
- - This software allows you to view signals from special frequency-sweeping receivers at the Windward Community College Radio Observatory (WCCRO) and the University of Florida Radio Observatory (UFRO). These receivers, called spectrographs, allow you to see how radio signals are distributed across a 10 MHz wide swath of radio spectrum. The receivers were designed and built by Richard Flagg to be sensitive and fast enough to detect changes which occur in the radio emissions of the Sun and Jupiter. This software, produced by Radio-Sky Publishing , will run on most modern Windows based computers with an internet connection speed of 56K or more. There is no charge for use of the software for non-commercial users. You can download it from http://jupiter.wcc.hawaii.edu/spectrograph_software.htm
Flux Density:
Older Software:
- Older Software Page
- - The Radio JOVE Project recommends using the programs described above, however, the older programs can still be found by going to this page. Please note that some users have experienced problems when both Radio-SkyPipe and JoveChart are installed on the same computer. Radio-SkyPipe is the preferred program.