So glad we made the treacherous drive up that mountain to see it when it was still there. It was a breathtaking sight. One of the best road trips ever.
On Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 16:11 Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > An article about the telescope I helped with: > > http://www.w1ghz.org/bigear/bigear.html > > I did some of the demolition of the original feed house so they could > build the feed trolley. > On 11/19/2020 4:07 PM, KJ Anderson via BVARC wrote: > > For it to have gotten to this point, where the main support cables are > systematically failing, it’s clear they gave up on it a long time ago. > Hard to see this thing be actively abandoned. “We’re going to ask you to > keep working, but we’re not going to pay for the upkeep.” > > > > *-------------------------------------------------* > > *KJ Anderson* > > 253-380-2636 > > www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd > > > > *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2020 4:03 PM > *To:* mark janzer via BVARC <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Arecibo telescope to bite the dust.... > > > > There's a lot of that going around. The radio telescope I worked with in > the 1980's is already a golf course. > > On 11/19/2020 3:59 PM, mark janzer via BVARC wrote: > > Don't tell Joe Taylor (K1JT) > > > > Famed Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dismantled > <https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/famed-arecibo-telescope-brink-collapse-will-be-dismantled> > > > > > > Famed Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dismantled > > National Science Foundation decides to decommission iconic radio > observatory > > > > > > 73 > > Mark > > K5MGJ > > > > ________________________________________________ > > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > BVARC mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing > [email protected]http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >
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