SuperSID receiver
The SCGO Supersid system has been running since 2016. For the first few years it ran on a windows computer with windows supersid software.
This 2023 spring we moved to a raspberry pi computer and Supersid software by Steve Berl.
We are still working on it to confirm that it is in fact functioning. The behaviour and data that comes out of it is different than in years past.
So, we are in the process of crating a checklist to run monthly to ensure the system is up and running and behaving properly.
One of those items we tested yesterday was to disconnect the coax antenna feed from the 24 loop 2m directional antenna to the supersid receiver. We left it unplugged for approx 90 minutes and then inspected the data log file and the graph.
The signal did in fact drop to near zero levels during the disconnect and then came back again after a reconnect, with the times matching.
So that shows us to a good degree of certainty that the antenna is in fact connected 🙂
supersid 2m loop antenna
NAA is the only reliable station we receive but we may have the software configuration messed up.. another thing to cross check with others.. soon!