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I've done some amateur radio astronomy, and I have a keen interest in trying to detect FRB.

From what I've read, many bursts are around 1400 MHZ with some between 400 - 800mhz. Well within the capabilities of ham radio receivers and even SDRs.

Some of them have comparable signal strength to that of CAS A (5500 Jansky @ 408mhz), which is easily detectable with a UHF yagi and small RTL SDR receiver on a drift scan.

This is why I believe I might be able to detect FRB from the backyard. I might need some specialized computation to detect them, but I might not. A good place to start might be some of the known repeating FRBs.

If you've done some RA, for FRB or otherwise, I'd love to talk shop.