... Astrophysics Group . ... SKALA meets LOFAR . ... SKA AAVS0 array . ... SKA Aperture Array in Australia . ... SKALA, designed at the University of Cambridge, was connected to the LOFAR HBA back end in order to perform a series of tests including: antenna pattern measurements using satellite passes, measurement of the spectrum with the active SKALA element, tests of SKALA LNAs stability over time, cross correlation tests with HBA tiles (X and Y polarizations) and beam-forming using SKALA as an HBA...