Low Frequency Options for FASR
•Cheapest option: stay at 500 MHz lower cutoff
•“Friend of LOFAR” option: go down to 200 MHz and leave lower frequencies to LOFAR - relies on present LOFAR plans being realized - relies on LOFAR being in the US - relies on LOFAR donating a beam to the Sun, including a “Dutch beam” (> 160 MHz) •“European” or “standard” (?) option: go down to the FM band at 100 MHz but this misses type IIs and type IVs •Expensive option: go down to 30 MHz and deal with the ionosphere
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