The Chime Instrument : Chime is a 100m  100m hybrid telescope operating from  400 to 800 MHz..

Chime will be built on the radio-protected campus of the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) near Penticton BC. Our approach implements the fastest astronomical survey speeds at a low
cost by relying heavily on the commercialization of GHz electronics in the communications and
computing industry.

Chime will survey over half of the sky each day as the earth turns and forms its beams digitally and has no moving parts. In this section we outline the baseline Chime design, but note that our design is evolving as we learn from our prototyping activities and adapt to budgetary constraints and opportunities.

The full telescope will feature five half-pipes, each about 100 metres long and 20 metres wide, made of wire mesh that will collect the electromagnetic radiation in the form of radio waves. The data will then be analyzed at partner labs at UBC, McGill University and the University of Toronto.

White Lake site was selected because the valley in which it’s located is “radio-quiet,” and the observatory is already staffed with experts in the field of radio astronomy.

Greyback Construction has been hired to oversee the build looking after the concrete work on which the equipment will rest, and will oversee the installation of the telescope components.