The Medicina 32-m dish is provided with the following receivers:
| Name | F [GHz] |
λ [cm] |
BW [GHz] |
Focal position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 1.4 | 21 | 1.35 - 1.45 | Primary |
| L | 1.6 | 18 | 1.595 - 1.715 | Primary |
| S | 2.3 | 13 | 2.20 - 2.36 | Primary |
| C | 5 | 6 | 4.3 - 5.8 | Cassegrain |
| C | 6 | 5 | 5.9 - 7.10 | Cassegrain |
| X | 8.3 | 3.6 | 8.18 - 8.98 | Primary |
| K | 22 | 1.3 | 18 - 26.5 | Cassegrain |
The Medicina 32-m antenna is a Cassegrain radiotelescope with parabolic primary mirror and hyperbolic secondary mirror.
Main specs of the instrument are: frequency agility (the observing frequency can be changed very quickly, with a tmax lower than 4min) and complete automation and remote control of the observing settings.
Following this link it is possible to read the complete Antenna User Manual providing useful technical details and basic instruments to conduct an observation.