Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies

The Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF) is a committee of the European Science Foundation (ESF).


Monitoring facilities at Medicina Observatory


Fixed monitoring station.

Azimuth range (in °):0 - 360
Elevation range (in °):0

Characteristics of the facility:

Frequency rangeFrequency resolutionAntenna gainSensitivityOmni-directional antenna
(MHz)(kHz)(dBi)(dBW/MHz)
140-50010yes
320-33014yes
403-41315yes
500-100010yes
606-61216yes
1200-240019yes


Mobile monitoring station.

Azimuth range (in °):0 - 360
Elevation range (in °):0

Characteristics of the facility:

Frequency rangeFrequency resolutionAntenna gainSensitivityOmni-directional antenna
(MHz)(kHz)(dBi)(dBW/MHz)
310-4205.5yes
606-6125.5yes
1000-25004yes
2500-40004.5yes
4000-80005yes
8000-120006yes
12000-180008yes


Last modified: December 9, 2002