The Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF) is a committee of
the European Science Foundation (ESF).
Some details of the Noto radio observatory (operated by the Bologna Istituto di Radioastronomia):
| geographic longitude: | 14o 59'21" |
| geographic latitude: | 36o 52'34" |
| altitude above sea level: | 30 meter |
| diameter telescope: | 32 meter |
| minimum elevation: 5o |
Available observing mode: single dish, Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).
Frequencies used currently:
| Frequency band | Observing mode |
| 1330.0 - 1400.0 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 1400.0 - 1427.0 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 1660.0 - 1670.0 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 1718.8 - 1722.2 MHz | single dish |
| 2290.0 - 2300.0 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 4800.0 - 4990.0 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 4990.0 - 5000.0 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 8387.0 - 8443.0 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 22.01 - 22.21 GHz | single dish |
| 22.21 - 22.50 GHz | single dish, VLBI |
| 42.5 - 43.5 GHz | single dish, VLBI |
Research programs: geodynamical research, galactic research (radio emission from active binary systems, radio emission from stellar winds, masers), extragalactic research (compact steep spectrum radio sources)