Re: [amsat-bb] Converting SFU to Kelvin

[Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Lee,
This paper by Ed Cole may be helpful:

http://www.setileague.org/articles/g-t.htm

73,
Tony AA2TX

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At 10:26 PM 1/12/2004 -0500, Lee wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>As a sanity check, has anyone else tried converting Solar Flux Units to a
>Noise Temp in Kelvin?
>
>I believe the formula comes out as:
>T = (SFU*10^-22 * lam^2 * freq) / k
>
>where
>
>T    = Noise Temp in Kelvin
>SFU  = observed Solar Flux Unit
>lam  = wavelength in meters at freq
>freq = operating frequency
>k    = Boltzmann's constant 1.38*10^-23
>
>Thanks,
>Lee-KU4OS
>
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