Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies

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


Radio astronomy in Spain:


Some details of the Robledo radio observatory (operated by NASA/INTA):

geographic longitude:-04o 14'57"
geographic latitude:40o 25'38"
altitude above sea level:761 meter
diameter telescope 1:64 meter
diameter telescope 2:34 meter
minimum elevation: 6o

Available observing mode: single dish, Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).

Frequencies used currently:
Frequency bandObserving mode
1610.6 - 1613.8 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
1660.0 - 1670.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
1718.8 - 1722.2 MHzsingle dish
2215 - 2240 MHzVLBI
2290 - 2300 MHzVLBI
8208 - 8313 MHzVLBI
8387 - 8443 MHzVLBI
8498 - 8573 MHzVLBI
18 - 26 GHzsingle dish
22.01 - 22.21 GHzsingle dish
22.21 - 22.50 GHzsingle dish, VLBI
22.81 - 22.86 GHzsingle dish
23.07 - 23.12 GHzsingle dish
23.60 - 24.0 GHzsingle dish

Research programs: solar radio astronomy, monitoring of active galactic nuclei, geodetic VLBI.


Last modified: February 16, 2005