ASTEC: Astronomical System Training, Engineering and Collaboration

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The Large Millimetre Telescope (LMT) is Mexico's largest ever investment in a science facility. The project proposed here will help train Mexican astronomers in the high frequency radio techniques necessary to build receivers for use on LMT. This training will be carried out by converting an existing "SHIRM" receiver previously used for Earth observations for use on the LMT for astronomical observations. The skills transferred to the Mexican community during this project have wide ranging application to other research and commercial applications which have direct impact on development. Examples include atmospheric and ground-use monitoring, and active sensors in a range of applications including on cars, an area in which Mexico has a large manufacturing sector. This proposal is the parent of the RAL Space Proposal ASTEC(R01425/RAL)