Research at the High School Level Using Radio Telescopes

The advancement of modern technology has enabled more sophisticated investigations at the high school level. The observation of radio signals from our galaxy that once required state-of-the-art experimental equipment can now be routinely carried out using an antenna and a laptop computer. In 2017 the RET program "Digital Signal Processing in Radio Astronomy (DSPIRA)" provided training to high school teachers for building, operating, and implementing affordable horn radio telescopes into their curricula. This presentation will describe some of the results of this program, including student projects that have been done as well as some possible investigations that can be done by high school students using horn radio telescopes.