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=== Class Programmatics ===
 
=== Class Programmatics ===
 
* Class Code Repository: [http://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio http://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio]
 
* Class Code Repository: [http://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio http://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio]
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* [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/raw/master/schedule/syllabus_2021_spring.docx Syllabus]
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* Source code for SNAP spectrometer/correlator: [https://github.com/darbymccauley/snap_spec https://github.com/darbymccauley/snap_spec]
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* [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/raw/main/schedule/syllabus_2023_spring.docx Syllabus]
 
* [https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/3587609756 Zoom Room: 358 760 9756]
 
* [https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/3587609756 Zoom Room: 358 760 9756]
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* Bcourses: [https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/courses/1502778 1502778]
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* Bcourses: [https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/courses/1523462 1523462]
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* Discord: https://discord.gg/vdmcyZcAbS
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* Discord: https://discord.gg/ge4EVK2n
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* Sign-up for group telescope/observation time: https://calendar.app.google/vp6w1HRSxeAUKgEk7
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* Check out an RPi: https://forms.gle/4S4x3vxpJ36yXc1d6
 
* Class Hours:
 
* Class Hours:
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** Tuesday/Thursday 1:00-3:00pm
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** Tuesday/Thursday 1:30-3:30pm
 
* Office Hours:
 
* Office Hours:
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** Aaron Parsons (aparsons at berkeley): M 3-4pm, F 1-2pm, or by appointment, in standard [https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/3587609756 Zoom Room: 358 760 9756]
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** Aaron Parsons (aparsons at berkeley): or by appointment, in standard [https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/3587609756 Zoom Room: 358 760 9756]
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** Tyler Cox (tyler.a.cox at berkeley): T/TH 9-10am, 3-4pm or by appointment (Through Discord Office Hours Channel)
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*** Thursday 3:30pm - 5:00pm
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** Kyle Miller (ckmiller at berkeley): TBD; by appointment and MW(F) 10-11am
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*** Friday 11:00am - 1:00pm
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** Frank Latora (fjlatora at berkeley)
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** Darby McCauley (darbymccauley at berkeley):
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*** Monday 10:30am - 1:30pm
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*** Tuesday 11:00am - 12:30pm
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*** Wednesday 11:00am - 12:30pm
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*** Friday 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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*** Appointment, in person or Zoom (email me)
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** Dirk Wright (dirkw at berkeley):
 
* Lab Groups:
 
* Lab Groups:
 
** Group 1
 
** Group 1
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*** Madeline Sandfrey
 
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*** Olivia Salaben
 
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*** Melanie Russo
 
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*** Jennifer Evans
 
 
** Group 2
 
** Group 2
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*** Parker Trautwein
 
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*** Lawerence Edmond
 
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*** Ben Terao
 
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*** Shaantam Chawla
 
 
** Group 3
 
** Group 3
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*** Robert Zhu
 
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*** Derek Perera
 
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*** Tristan Streichenberger
 
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*** Nishant Mishra
 
 
** Group 4
 
** Group 4
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*** Vidhi Chandler
 
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*** Andrew Pitts
 
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*** Peggy Guo
 
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*** Savannah Piel
 
 
** Group 5
 
** Group 5
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*** Erika Garcia
 
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*** Blake Miller
 
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*** Rebecca Lehman
 
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*** Andy Singh
 
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*** Benjamin Zhang
 
  
 
=== Experiments ===
 
=== Experiments ===
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* Lab 1: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_mixers/allmixers.pdf Exploring Digital Sampling, Fourier Transforms, and both DSB and SSB Mixers]
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* Lab 1: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_mixers/allmixers.pdf Exploring Digital Sampling, Fourier Transforms, and both DSB and SSB Mixers]
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* Lab 2: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_bighorn/bighorn.pdf Astronomy with the 21cm Line; Some Microwave Electronics]
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* Lab 2: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_bighorn/bighorn.pdf Astronomy with the 21cm Line; Some Microwave Electronics]
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* Lab 3: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_interf/interf.pdf Radio Interferometry at X Band]
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* Lab 3: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_interf/interf.pdf Radio Interferometry at X Band]
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* Lab 4: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_dish/HI1.pdf Mapping the HI Line: the Galaxy and Supershells]
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* Lab 4: [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_dish/HI1.pdf Mapping the HI Line: the Galaxy and Supershells]
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===Getting Set Up===
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* [[Getting Started in the Undergraduate Radio Lab]]
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** [[Setting Up Your Raspberry Pi]]
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** [[Connecting to the Lab Computers Remotely]]
  
 
=== General Skills Used Through-Out Course ===
 
=== General Skills Used Through-Out Course ===
  
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* [[Getting Started in the Undergraduate Radio Lab]]
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* Navigating Linux/Unix-like Operating Systems
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* [[Python Installation and Basic Programming]]
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** [[Unix Primer]]
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* [[Connecting to the Lab Computers Remotely]]
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** [[Unix Text Editors]]
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* [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/python_intro.ipynb Introduction to Python and Plotting]
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* Programming in Python
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* [[Unix Primer]]
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** [[Python Installation and Basic Programming]]
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* [[Unix Text Editors]]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/python_intro.ipynb Introduction to Python and Plotting]
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* [[LaTeX]]
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* Software Engineering
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* [[Revision Control]]
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** [[Revision Control]]
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* [[Getting Started w/ Github]]
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** [[Getting Started w/ Github]]
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* [[Unit Testing]]
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** [[Unit Testing]]
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* Report Writing
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** [[LaTeX]]
  
 
== Topics by Date ==
 
== Topics by Date ==
  
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=== Lab 1 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_mixers/allmixers.pdf Exploring Digital Sampling, Fourier Transforms, and both DSB and SSB Mixers]), Due Feb 9, 1:00p ===
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=== Lab 1 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_mixers/allmixers.pdf Exploring Digital Sampling, Fourier Transforms, and both DSB and SSB Mixers]), Due Feb 6, 11:59p ===
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==== Lab 1, Week 1 (Jan 19): Sampling and Power Spectra ====
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==== Lab 1, Week 1 (Jan 17): Sampling and Power Spectra ====
 
* Resources and Handouts
 
* Resources and Handouts
 
** [[Nyquist Sampling]]
 
** [[Nyquist Sampling]]
 
** [[Fourier Transform]]
 
** [[Fourier Transform]]
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** [[Unix Primer]]
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** Technical Skills
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** [[Python Installation and Basic Programming]]
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*** [[Unix Primer]]
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** [[Revision Control]]
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*** [[Unix Text Editors]]
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** [[Getting Started w/ Github]]
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*** [[Python Installation and Basic Programming]]
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** [[Unix Text Editors]]
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**** [[Revision Control]]
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**** [[Getting Started w/ Github]]
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* Demos and Tutorials
 
* Demos and Tutorials
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/python_intro.ipynb Introduction to Python and Plotting]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/python_intro.ipynb Introduction to Python and Plotting]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/Nyquist%20Sampling%20and%20Aliasing.ipynb Aliasing Demo]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/Nyquist%20Sampling%20and%20Aliasing.ipynb Aliasing Demo] (on [http://datahub.berkeley.edu/user-redirect/interact?account=AaronParsons&repo=ugradio&branch=main&path=jupyter_tutorials/Nyquist%20Samplling%20and%20Aliasing.ipynb datahub.berkeley.edu])
 
* In class:
 
* In class:
 
** Astrobaki, Syllabus, Office Hours
 
** Astrobaki, Syllabus, Office Hours
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** Getting accounts (premade by Bill Boyd, change password)
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** Getting accounts (premade by Bill Boyd, change password with <tt>passwd</tt> command)
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** Lab access (email Mark Hayden)
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** Lab access (see [[Getting Started in the Undergraduate Radio Lab]])
 
** Class philosophy and workflow
 
** Class philosophy and workflow
 
** [[Nyquist Sampling]] and aliasing
 
** [[Nyquist Sampling]] and aliasing
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** [[Fourier Transform]]  
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** [[Fourier Transform]]
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** ADC Quantization
 
** Lab Hardware
 
** Lab Hardware
 
*** PicoScope 2206a
 
*** PicoScope 2206a
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*** Raspberry Pi + [[NESDR Smart]]
 
** Data Challenge
 
** Data Challenge
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*** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_mixers/secret_message.npz Secret Message]
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*** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_mixers/secret_message.npz Secret Message]
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** [https://youtu.be/Yb4K8t6SG4k Lecture 1 Zoom Recording]
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** [https://youtu.be/uH-dQnq7ZD4 Lecture 1 Zoom recording] (2021 is [https://youtu.be/Yb4K8t6SG4k here])
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** [https://youtu.be/oJplegmHeAI Lecture 2 Zoom Recording]
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** [https://youtu.be/LtEzUnp_E9E Lecture 2 Zoom recording] (2021 is [https://youtu.be/oJplegmHeAI here])
  
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==== Lab 1, Week 2 (Jan 27): DSB and SSB Mixers ====
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==== Lab 1, Week 2 (Jan 24): DSB and SSB Mixers ====
 
* Theory and Background:
 
* Theory and Background:
 
** [[Heterodyne Mixers]]
 
** [[Heterodyne Mixers]]
 
** [[Convolution Theorem]]
 
** [[Convolution Theorem]]
 
** [[Fast Fourier Transform]]
 
** [[Fast Fourier Transform]]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/dft_intro/fourierc.pdf Spectral Analysis with Discrete Fourier Transforms]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/dft_intro/fourierc.pdf Spectral Analysis with Discrete Fourier Transforms]
 
* Demos and Tutorials
 
* Demos and Tutorials
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/Convolutions%20and%20Correlations.ipynb Convolutions and Correlations ]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/Convolutions%20and%20Correlations.ipynb Convolutions and Correlations ]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/Sec%204.%20In%20the%20mind.ipynb In the Mind: Introduction to the Fourier Transform ]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/Sec%204.%20In%20the%20mind.ipynb In the Mind: Introduction to the Fourier Transform ]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/datatype_demo.ipynb Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival of Python Oddities]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/datatype_demo.ipynb Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival of Python Oddities]
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** [[Data Representations]], with handout on [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/pythonprimer/datatypes.pdf Data Types and Organizational Structures]  
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** [[Data Representations]], with handout on [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/pythonprimer/datatypes.pdf Data Types and Organizational Structures]
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** Data Challenge
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*** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_mixers/mixed_message.npz Secret Message 2]
 
* In class:
 
* In class:
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** [https://youtu.be/dsCZ_F2HEVY Lecture 3 Zoom recording] (2021 is [https://youtu.be/Ut_jTUoqcd8 here])
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** [https://youtu.be/ZxAWNiisn3Y Lecture 4: Show and Tell]
 
** Lecture: Introduction to DSB and SSB Mixers
 
** Lecture: Introduction to DSB and SSB Mixers
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** Lecture: Discrete Fourier Transforms and the Convolution Theorem
 
 
** Show and Tell (10m per group)
 
** Show and Tell (10m per group)
  
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==== Lab 1, Week 3 (Feb 2): More Mixers, and Lab Reports ====
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==== Lab 1, Week 3 (Feb 1): More Mixers, and Lab Reports ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
** [[LaTeX]]
 
** [[LaTeX]]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/python_intro.ipynb Introduction to Python and Plotting], second pass
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab1/python_intro.ipynb Introduction to Python and Plotting], second pass
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/tree/main/latex_template/lab1 LaTex Template] Template you may use for your lab report
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*** [https://www.overleaf.com/read/hvrwkmfkvkhg Overleaf version of the lab template]
 
* In Class:
 
* In Class:
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** Lecture: One more pass on [[Convolution Theorem]], [[Heterodyne Mixers]], and [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/dft_intro/fourierc.pdf DFTs]
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** Lecture: One more pass on [[Convolution Theorem]], [[Heterodyne Mixers]], and [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/dft_intro/fourierc.pdf DFTs]
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** [https://youtu.be/igZPQQ-6ieo Lecture 5]
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** [https://youtu.be/53CZj1CCEm0 Lecture 6]
 
** Show and Tell
 
** Show and Tell
 
** Writing Lab Reports
 
** Writing Lab Reports
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* Lab 1 Due Feb 11, 1:30p
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* Lab 1 Due Feb 6, 11:59p
  
 
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=== Lab 2 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_bighorn/bighorn.pdf Astronomy with the 21cm Line; Some Microwave Electronics]), due Mar 2, 1:00p ===
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=== Lab 2 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_bighorn/bighorn.pdf Astronomy with the 21cm Line; Some Microwave Electronics]), due Feb 27, 11:59p ===
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==== Lab 2, Week 1 (Feb 9): 21cm Line and Waveguides ====
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==== Lab 2, Week 1 (Feb 7): 21cm Line and Waveguides ====
 
* Theory and Background:
 
* Theory and Background:
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_bighorn/cal_intensity.pdf Calibrating the Intensity and Shape of Spectral Lines]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_bighorn/cal_intensity.pdf Calibrating the Intensity and Shape of Spectral Lines]
 
** [[Specific Intensity]]
 
** [[Specific Intensity]]
 
** [[21cm Transition]]
 
** [[21cm Transition]]
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** Time
 
** Time
 
** Coordinates
 
** Coordinates
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** [https://youtu.be/ouSTGedJtI4 Lecture 7]
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** [https://youtu.be/htF9zWPzeLQ Lecture 8]
  
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==== Lab 2, Week 2 (Feb 16): Collect and Analyze Data ====
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==== Lab 2, Week 2 (Feb 14): Collect and Analyze Data ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
** [[Impedance]]
 
** [[Impedance]]
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** [http://ugastro.berkeley.edu/radio/2017/handout_links/RWvD.pdf Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics (Ramo, Whinney, and Van Duzer)]
 
** [http://ugastro.berkeley.edu/radio/2017/handout_links/RWvD.pdf Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics (Ramo, Whinney, and Van Duzer)]
 
** [[Central Limit Theorem]] and [[Random Walks]]
 
** [[Central Limit Theorem]] and [[Random Walks]]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/least_squares/lsfit_lite.pdf Least Squares Lite for the Budding Aficionado: Art and Practice]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/least_squares/lsfit_lite.pdf Least Squares Lite for the Budding Aficionado: Art and Practice]
 
* Demos and Tutorials
 
* Demos and Tutorials
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/jupyter_tutorials/lab2/Central%20Limit%20Theorem%20and%20Averaging.ipynb Central Limit Theorem and Averaging]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab2/Central%20Limit%20Theorem%20and%20Averaging.ipynb Central Limit Theorem and Averaging]
 
* In Class:
 
* In Class:
 
** Show and Tell
 
** Show and Tell
 
** Waveguides, Transmission Lines, and Rope
 
** Waveguides, Transmission Lines, and Rope
 
** Fitting Gaussians and Polynomials, ugradio.gauss
 
** Fitting Gaussians and Polynomials, ugradio.gauss
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** [https://youtu.be/l6_qxtqGtuY Lecture 9]
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** [https://youtu.be/xre1hQiZKCM Lecture 10]
  
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==== Lab 2, Week 3 (Feb 23): Write Lab Report ====
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==== Lab 2, Week 3 (Feb 21): Write Lab Report ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/least_squares/lsfit_2008.pdf Least-Squares and Chi-Square for the Budding Aficionado: Art and Practice]
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/least_squares/lsfit_2008.pdf Least-Squares and Chi-Square for the Budding Aficionado: Art and Practice]
 
* In Class:
 
* In Class:
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** [https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/jupyter_tutorials/lab2/chisq_intro.ipynb Chi-Square Jupyter Notebook]
 
** Show and Tell
 
** Show and Tell
 
** Least Squares Part 2
 
** Least Squares Part 2
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* Lab 2 Due Mar 3, 1:00p
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** [https://youtu.be/M92l0k45Gjw Lecture 11]
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* Lab 2 Due Feb 27, 11:59p
  
 
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=== Lab 3 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_interf/interf.pdf Radio Interferometry at X Band]), due Apr 6, 1:00p ===
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=== Lab 3 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_interf/interf.pdf Radio Interferometry at X Band]), due Apr 3, 11:59pm ===
  
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==== Lab 3 Week 1 (Mar 2): Interferometer ====
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==== Lab 3 Week 1 (Mar 1): Interferometer ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
** [[Coordinates]]
 
** [[Coordinates]]
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** Exercise Ball Coordinates
 
** Exercise Ball Coordinates
 
** Interferometry with Strings
 
** Interferometry with Strings
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** [https://youtu.be/NXvDSyCfHMQ Lecture 12]
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** [https://youtu.be/5IDLQMO6_8g Lecture 13]
  
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==== Lab 3 Week 2 (Mar 9): Collect and Analyze Data ====
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==== Lab 3 Week 2 (Mar 8): Collect and Analyze Data ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
** [[Measurement Equation]]
 
** [[Measurement Equation]]
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** Scheduling Observations
 
** Scheduling Observations
 
* Lecture Links
 
* Lecture Links
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** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/28lrL5_y-zlJYrPq9FzNcPA9ItXHeaa80HRM_fEIzUp5vXX9kq8XdyQ5_LbaCcpb Lab 3 Lecture 3 (Tuesday 3/10/20)]
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** [https://youtu.be/bgDBf9bPSTA Lecture 14]
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** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/2eFwFZHs1kxOHp3t7F_FQ54oGKfkaaa81nNP-KFbnhwf4D6Oc7SP0K1SgVV7gAAI Lab 3 Lecture 4 (Thursday 3/12/20)]
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** [https://youtu.be/xVtmz0TfUJg Lecture 15]
  
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==== Lab 3 Week 3 (Mar 16): Collect and Analyze Data ====
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==== Lab 3 Week 3 (Mar 15): Collect and Analyze Data ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
** [[Basic Interferometry II]]
 
** [[Basic Interferometry II]]
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** Noise in Observations
 
** Noise in Observations
 
* Lecture Links
 
* Lecture Links
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** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/_vBXLbXu8EJLHYWK5hDtfPMbQ9-_X6a80SdL-vsMzh4g-y0fAGmDextnHM9Vjzjp Lab 3 Lecture 5 (Tuesday 3/17/20)]
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** [https://youtu.be/ZhMu_0YFxCo Lecture 16]
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** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/5uF5BYjWqFlIYqOXyET1WKk6MZTAX6a80Sgf-ftcyUx2t-yZvMdNuHdJbAYB-Zjf Lab 3 Lecture 6 (Thursday 3/19/20)]
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** [https://youtu.be/n-FOeZVuHls Lecture 17]
  
 
==== No class (Mar 23, 26) ====
 
==== No class (Mar 23, 26) ====
  
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==== Lab 3 Week 4 (Mar 30): Write Lab Report ====
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==== Lab 3 Week 4 (Mar 29): Write Lab Report ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
*** [[Correlators]]
 
*** [[Correlators]]
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** Photon bucket demo
 
** Photon bucket demo
 
* Lecture Links
 
* Lecture Links
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** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/98oof4ur-3lIGdLOy1jDev8nEbTZT6a8gSYXqfRbzkiBffQWYKly-hDhXVtkXXgT Lab 3 Lecture 7 (Tuesday 3/31/20)]
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** [https://youtu.be/Nl5h3Hi51bQ Lecture 18]
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** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/3dBkd47T1DNIWrfhtW_vBKUaJoLcX6a8gHVP-6IExElSnU8cwipj7JSxqMzyxBQF Lab 3 Lecture 8 (Thursday 4/2/20)]
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** [https://youtu.be/GVugVn5PdB0 Lecture 19]
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* Lab 3 Due Apr 7, 1:00p
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* Lab 3 Due Apr 6, 1:30p
  
  
 
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=== Lab 4 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/master/lab_dish/HI1.pdf Mapping the HI Line: the Galaxy and Supershells]), due May 4, 1:00p ===
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=== Lab 4 ([https://github.com/AaronParsons/ugradio/blob/main/lab_dish/HI1.pdf Mapping the HI Line: the Galaxy and Supershells]), due May 3, 1:30p ===
  
 
==== Useful Links ====
 
==== Useful Links ====
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[http://leuschner.berkeley.edu:8080 Leuschner WebCam]
 
[http://leuschner.berkeley.edu:8080 Leuschner WebCam]
  
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==== Lab 4 Week 1 (Apr 6): Leuschner Dish ====
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==== Lab 4 Week 1 (Apr 4): Leuschner Dish ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
** [[Specific Intensity]]
 
** [[Specific Intensity]]
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** spatial sampling with dish
 
** spatial sampling with dish
 
* Lecture Links
 
* Lecture Links
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** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/pucsI672qlpOGLPJxlnQVaEsLoX_X6a8hCce-Kdbzk44MKgX3EEJ8IkOQbc_5lhe Lab 4 Lecture 1 (Tuesday 4/7/20)]
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** [https://youtu.be/ZeB9Gj3gHgs Lecture 20]
 
** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/yYtJDpzz52pOc5GR42PxBbA_QorFT6a81CAfr6IKyRre8X_2LRtd9NPzNNLXeBCw Lab 4 Lecture 2 (Thursday 4/9/20)]
 
** [https://berkeley.zoom.us/rec/share/yYtJDpzz52pOc5GR42PxBbA_QorFT6a81CAfr6IKyRre8X_2LRtd9NPzNNLXeBCw Lab 4 Lecture 2 (Thursday 4/9/20)]
  
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==== Lab 4 Week 2 (Apr 13): Collect and Analyze Data ====
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==== Lab 4 Week 2 (Apr 11): Collect and Analyze Data ====
 
* Theory and Background
 
* Theory and Background
 
** [[21cm Transition]]
 
** [[21cm Transition]]
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 23 March 2023

This course consists of four laboratory experiments that concentrate on radio instrumentation and laboratory techniques. We will build receiving, observing, and data analysis systems for two telescopes: a single-dish 21-cm line system, and a 10.7-GHz interferometer. We will use these telescopes for astronomical observing projects including structure of the Milky Way galaxy, precise position measurement of several radio sources, and measurement of the radio brightness distributions of the sun and moon with high angular resolution. There is a heavy emphasis on digital data acquisition, software development in the Python language, and high-quality written reports.

Class Programmatics[edit]

Experiments[edit]

Getting Set Up[edit]

General Skills Used Through-Out Course[edit]

Topics by Date[edit]

Lab 1 (Exploring Digital Sampling, Fourier Transforms, and both DSB and SSB Mixers), Due Feb 6, 11:59p[edit]

Lab 1, Week 1 (Jan 17): Sampling and Power Spectra[edit]

Lab 1, Week 2 (Jan 24): DSB and SSB Mixers[edit]

Lab 1, Week 3 (Feb 1): More Mixers, and Lab Reports[edit]

Lab 2 (Astronomy with the 21cm Line; Some Microwave Electronics), due Feb 27, 11:59p[edit]

Lab 2, Week 1 (Feb 7): 21cm Line and Waveguides[edit]

Lab 2, Week 2 (Feb 14): Collect and Analyze Data[edit]

Lab 2, Week 3 (Feb 21): Write Lab Report[edit]

Lab 3 (Radio Interferometry at X Band), due Apr 3, 11:59pm[edit]

Lab 3 Week 1 (Mar 1): Interferometer[edit]

Lab 3 Week 2 (Mar 8): Collect and Analyze Data[edit]

Lab 3 Week 3 (Mar 15): Collect and Analyze Data[edit]

No class (Mar 23, 26)[edit]

Lab 3 Week 4 (Mar 29): Write Lab Report[edit]


Lab 4 (Mapping the HI Line: the Galaxy and Supershells), due May 3, 1:30p[edit]

Useful Links[edit]

Link to Observing Calendar

Leuschner WebCam

Lab 4 Week 1 (Apr 4): Leuschner Dish[edit]

Lab 4 Week 2 (Apr 11): Collect and Analyze Data[edit]

Lab 4 Week 3 (Apr 18): Collect and Analyze Data[edit]

Lab 4 Week 4 (Apr 25): Write Lab Report[edit]


Unused but Useful?[edit]

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