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The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area
Fynn, J. G. 2025. The Qualification of a Proposed Mobile Radio System for the Karoo Core Astronomy Advantage Area. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/753d73e8-5748-4b81-9b81-5d456f76ac3e
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132186 The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area Fynn, Jason Grant Wolhuter, Riaan Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Radio astronomy -- Karoo (South Africa) Radio -- Interference -- Karoo (South Africa) Electromagnetic measurements -- Karoo (South Africa) Mobile communication systems -- Karoo (South Africa) UCTD Fynn, J. G. 2025. The Qualification of a Proposed Mobile Radio System for the Karoo Core Astronomy Advantage Area. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/753d73e8-5748-4b81-9b81-5d456f76ac3e Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Area (KCAAA) is located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It currently hosts the MeerKAT radio telescope and will soon host the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, which, when completed will be the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. A project of this magnitude requires an on-site communications network for day-to-day operations and more importantly, emergency and disaster management. This thesis captures work done in order to qualify a proposed land-mobile radio system for the use within a protected radio quiet zone on two key aspects. Firstly, the feasibility of the network is reviewed with the use of a radio propagation prediction model. The use of the model is qualified through field measurements in order to fine tune the input variables of the proposed VHF-Low (30 – 50 MHz) radio system and its intended environment. Technical issues with the conceptual design are presented along with practical solutions which should be implemented to ensure a workable communications network. Secondly, the RFI risks posed by the implementation of such a system are quantified through electromagnetic measurement techniques, and analysed based on their potential to interfere with the scientific observations. RFI mitigation solutions and strategies are also presented as input to the final design specification. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar. Masters 2025-05-29T08:08:19Z 2025-05-29T08:08:19Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132186 en Stellenbosch University viii, 73 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Radio astronomy -- Karoo (South Africa) Radio -- Interference -- Karoo (South Africa) Electromagnetic measurements -- Karoo (South Africa) Mobile communication systems -- Karoo (South Africa) UCTD Fynn, Jason Grant The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area |
| title | The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area |
| title_full | The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area |
| title_fullStr | The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area |
| title_full_unstemmed | The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area |
| title_short | The qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area |
| title_sort | qualification of a proposed mobile radio system for the karoo core astronomy advantage area |
| topic | Radio astronomy -- Karoo (South Africa) Radio -- Interference -- Karoo (South Africa) Electromagnetic measurements -- Karoo (South Africa) Mobile communication systems -- Karoo (South Africa) UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132186 |
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