The Llanherne VHF radio telescope.

The Llanherne VHF radio telescope is a meridian transit instrument with an instantaneous bandwidth of two octaves in the range of 35 to 150 MHz, constructed primarily for studying the low frequency properties of pulsars. Almost every hardware function in the telescope is controlled by the observatory computer, which determines data acquisition and processing. The primary design objectives for the telescope were to achieve a wide bandwidth and a maximum effective aperture, while the angular resolution was not important. A total of 36 pulsars have been observed with the telescope and their spectra obtained. The telescope has also proved effective for high resolution studies of solar radiation. These have led to the discovery of a new variety of fine structured solar phenomena in the 30 to 60 MHz range.