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RPG-HATPRO on Meteorological Technology World EXPO 2011, Brussels

 2011-07-06: The RPG-HATPRO microwave radiometer is on display during the Meteorological Technology World EXPO 2011.
When: October 18 – 20, 2011
Where: Brussels Expo, Hall 11, Stand 3020

White-papers in Meteorological Technology International

 2011-05-10: In the May 2011 issue of Meteorological Technology International, RPG published a white paper on the capabilities of microwave profiling radiometers: Providing atmospheric profiles in a minute

In a previous issue (June 2010), there was a contribution on dual-polarization techniques for rain observation: Observation of rain with dual-polarization radiometers

New Fast Fourier Transform Spectrometer

 2011-04-27: The xFFTS was developed by the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, and is available through RPG:
• 2.5 GHz instantaneous bandwidth
• 32.768 channels eavailable
• up to 8 xFFTS units combined in one crate / controller (data sheet available)

 

New Zero-bias detector up to 900 GHz

 2011-05-05: RPG has developed a new line of Zero-Bias detectors working up to 900 GHz with unsurpassed dynamical range.

METOP-SG phase A1-A2-B1 has started

 2011-02-24: RPG is part of a consortium led by Thales-Alenia Space which was awarded a contract for MetOp Second Generation (phases A1-A2-B1).

Airborne Demonstrator Project kicked-off

 2011-03-31: The ESA activity in response to AO/1-6386/10/NL/MP (Cloud Precipitation Airborne Radiometer) has been kicked off. RPG is sub-contracted by SEA (Bristol, UK) and is responsible for the 118 GHz and 664 GHz receiver front ends and feeds.