PrimaLuceLab SPIDER 230C compact radio telescope, kit without mount

SPIDER 230C 2.3 meter diameter compact radio telescope (kit without mount) - main features:

• SPIDER 230C 2.3 meter radio telescope: it allows the use of an EQ mount to create a compact radio telescope!
• WEB230-5 2.3 meter diameter prime focus antenna with special designed front and rear supports: it comes with 1420 MHz optimised feed and 2 LNAs for LHCP and RHCP circular polarisation.
• Equatorial mounts support device allows to use the parabolic antenna on an equatorial mount.
• Mount with tripod is not included in the "SPIDER 230C kit without mount" and must be added separately in order to use the radio telescope.
• H142-PRO 1420 MHz radio astronomy receiver, 50 MHz instantaneous bandwidth radiometer and 1024 channels spectrometer to be installed in the control room on a standard 19″ rack or on a table.
• RadioUniversePRO control and acquisition software for Windows 10/11, designed to control all devices of SPIDER radio telescope and to collect radio astronomy data.

The SPIDER 230C compact radio telescope uses the WEB230-5 antenna, a mesh 2.3-meter diameter parabolic antenna designed to offer a larger diameter with lower overall weight. The 230C weighs much less than a normal 1.5 meter diameter full-surface model, offering better resolution capacity due to its greater diameter while maintaining a lower sensitivity to wind due to the perforated surface of the antenna. The reflecting surface of this antenna (the primary reflector) is composed of an aluminum mesh with 3×4 mm holes for optimum reflectivity of radio waves with frequencies up to 5 GHz.