There is also 'talk of' an ~kilometer diameter dish in a crater on the far side of the moon. That seems like a lot more fun than going rock hunting.
Kind regards, Dick - KA5KKT Frank, I was the foundation project engineer for the Square Kilometer Array (which your URL refers to), as well as leading much of the effort to get the SKA pathfinders on the ground here in Western Australia. As you know, there's a complementary section of the Telescope in South Africa. Naturally we're all excited about the prospects of the SKA, with the pathfinders having already done much good work. However, despite many advances in signal processing over the years there is still a place for very large single aperture telescopes, such as the Chinese FAST instrument and (formerly) Arecibo. I might add that a good deal of the impetus for FAST came from the Chinese participation in the SKA consortium, a body in which the US originally participated but later withdrew from. While the millions of dollars do indeed mount up, the direct benefits and spin-offs from astronomy are substantial, even putting aside the basic science outcomes. I certainly hope the US is able to continue on its distinguished path in radio astronomy and, SKA and FAST aside, there are many other prospects - on and off-shore - for ensuring that happens. Like all science, though, it relies on the enlightened being able to spread the good word! 73, Peter (VK6HP). ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
