[nysbirds-l] British birding

2013-12-15 Thread syschiff
A small comment on birding in Britain, Back in the 60's, a defense contractor I worked for built a "zero noise" microwave amplifier, cooled by liquid helium. It was delivered to the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope in England by the Department Head of the group who developed it. This was cutting

[nysbirds-l] British birding

2013-12-15 Thread syschiff
A small comment on birding in Britain, Back in the 60's, a defense contractor I worked for built a zero noise microwave amplifier, cooled by liquid helium. It was delivered to the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope in England by the Department Head of the group who developed it. This was cutting