radiospectrograph

English

Alternative forms

  • radio spectrograph

Etymology

From radio +‎ spectrograph.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌreɪdioʊˈspɛktrəɡræf/

Noun

radiospectrograph (plural radiospectrographs)

  1. An instrument that records the intensity of radio frequency emissions across a range of frequencies over time, producing a visual representation known as a radio spectrogram.
    • 1984 January to March, ONR FAR EAST SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN, volume 9, number 1, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, FAR EAST, page 90:
      The Culgoora radiospectrograph picks up signals from the sun by broadband antennas and receivers which are swept over the whole band rapidly so that they record the signals received at all frequencies within half a second.
    • 2023, Radio JOVE 2.0 Radio Astronomy Telescope Kit using an SDRplay* RSP1A Setup and Operation Manual‎[1], Version 2.1, page 3:
      Therefore, the Radio JOVE 2.0 radio astronomy telescope is technically a radio spectrograph instrument, an instrument that can receive radio signals over a wide range of the radio spectrum.
    • 2024, Christian Lardier, Yuzhnoye Launchers and Satellites, John Wiley & Sons, page 107:
      The radiospectrograph data were received at the Ondrezhov Astronomical Observatory (Czechoslovakia).
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