The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements

The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia (ARQZWA) has been established to protect new generation radio astronomy instruments, including the Australian component of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Using characteristics of typical transmitters and applying propagation prediction methods,...

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Main Authors: Wilson, C., Chow, K., Harvey-Smith, L., Indermuehle, B., Sokolowski, M., Wayth, Randall
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16237
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author Wilson, C.
Chow, K.
Harvey-Smith, L.
Indermuehle, B.
Sokolowski, M.
Wayth, Randall
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description The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia (ARQZWA) has been established to protect new generation radio astronomy instruments, including the Australian component of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Using characteristics of typical transmitters and applying propagation prediction methods, various zones were established with appropriate protection measures. Legislation and regulatory policy has been implemented at Commonwealth and State level to protect the site from terrestrial radio transmissions and incidental emissions. Radio frequency interference detected by telescopes on the site has originated from distant sources, typically via anomalous propagation. The quietness of the site is already demonstrated in new astronomical discoveries.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-162372017-09-13T15:04:07Z The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements Wilson, C. Chow, K. Harvey-Smith, L. Indermuehle, B. Sokolowski, M. Wayth, Randall The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia (ARQZWA) has been established to protect new generation radio astronomy instruments, including the Australian component of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Using characteristics of typical transmitters and applying propagation prediction methods, various zones were established with appropriate protection measures. Legislation and regulatory policy has been implemented at Commonwealth and State level to protect the site from terrestrial radio transmissions and incidental emissions. Radio frequency interference detected by telescopes on the site has originated from distant sources, typically via anomalous propagation. The quietness of the site is already demonstrated in new astronomical discoveries. 2016 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16237 10.1109/ICEAA.2016.7731554 restricted
spellingShingle Wilson, C.
Chow, K.
Harvey-Smith, L.
Indermuehle, B.
Sokolowski, M.
Wayth, Randall
The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements
title The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements
title_full The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements
title_fullStr The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements
title_full_unstemmed The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements
title_short The Australian Radio Quiet Zone - Western Australia: Objectives, implementation and early measurements
title_sort australian radio quiet zone - western australia: objectives, implementation and early measurements
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16237