{"paper":{"title":"The African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network:The Ghana Antenna Conversion","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"astro-ph.IM","authors_text":"A. Loots, A. Mapunda, A. Moseki, A.W. Pollak, B. van Niekerk, C. Humphreys, C. J. Copley, C. Tong, F. Ebrahim, G. Nicolson, G. Taylor, J.F.H. Quick, J. Ludick, J. Smith, K. Cloete, K. Maake, K. Rosie, L. Combrinck, M. Manzini, N. Mogakwe, N. Qwabe, N. Royi, O. Toruvanda, P. Pretorius, R. Maganane, R. Majinjiva, S. Bangani, S. Gioio, S. Schietekat, V. Thondikulam, W. Walbrugh, W. Zeeman","submitted_at":"2016-08-07T06:34:37Z","abstract_excerpt":"The African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (AVN) is a pan-African project that will develop Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observing capability in several countries across the African continent, either by conversion of existing telecommunications antennas into radio telescopes, or by building new ones. This paper focuses on the conversion of the Nkutunse satellite communication station (near Accra, Ghana), specifically the early mechanical and infrastructure upgrades, together with the development of a custom ambient receiver and digital backend. The paper concludes with w"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1608.02187","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}