Parkes observations for project P1357 semester 2025OCTS_02

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MeerKAT has already discovered a number of Galactic transients, which are most likely to be Rotating Radio Transients (RRATs). Previous observations of a few of these sources with the Murriyang UWL receiver have proven its utility in follow-up timing observations of MeerKAT discoveries. MeerKAT has discovered a few more RRATs in its latest observing cycle and high quality UWL follow-up observations of these sources are required to determine the rotational period and period derivative and also to study their emission properties. Therefore, we request follow-up observations of 5 new sources to achieve this and to further enable spectral and polarization studies of these sources. Given the potential link between RRATs, magnetars, and some fast radio bursts (FRBs) suggested by both observations and theories, this study could reveal more similarities between these different classes of transient sources and significantly advance our understanding of their origins.