The goal of TI-Space is to introduce teachers to space weather and how it impacts the radio frequency spectrum, VHF propagation, weather satellites, amateur radio satellites, and radio astronomy. This course will culminate in an overall project of building a radio astronomy horn antenna that will collect signals from milky way’s hydrogen line. The teachers will learn how to make amateur radio contacts via FM and linear satellites and will learn how to capture weather images from NOAA weather satellites.

Day 1:
VHF propagation
Weather satellites
SDR and SatDump
Capture weather images
FM Amateur Radio satellites
Doppler effect

Day 2:
Capture weather images and make contacts over amateur radio satellites
Linear amateur radio satellites
Radio Astronomy: The Hydrogen Line
Build CHART RA horn antenna

Day 3:
Capture weather images and make contacts over amateur radio satellites
Finish CHART RA horn antenna build
Deploy RA horn antennas
RPI Jupyter image
Stellarium
Compass (real or app?)
Angle meter
Skyview
Collect and analyze data

Day 4:
Tour of MIT’s Haystack Radio Astronomy Observatory