Save the Stanford Radio Telescope Dishes!
Dear President Hennessy,We strongly support the rescue of the Stanford Radio Telescope Dishes by the Friends of the Bracewell Observatory Association (FBOA) to open up the world of radio astronomy to... continue reading »
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"amateur radio callsign KD5NJR"
"When I was travelling to the Bay area in the 80's, the sight of this installation provided reassurance of America's (and Stanford's) dedication to Space Research. To demolish the facility now would be a tragedy for today's students and faculty, and I stro"
"RF Engineer, amateur radio astronomer"
"This equipment would be a great asset to outreach programs."
"please dont demolish them"
"have each project pay the school a small fee for its use, helps cover costs to the school."
"I am an astronomer at the Paris Observatory, co-author of one of the first textbooks in radioastronomy translated by Ronald Bracewell. I consider that it would be a disaster destroying with no good reason an historical, still useful instrument."
"Ham licences G3NAQ (A class), AE4PI (extra class), ex HB9APY, F0ZY, etc. one time VHF Manager of the IARC (4U1ITU) and author of numerous articles on radio propagation especially astronomically related aspects. By profession a retired experimental particl"
"Science is the future"
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"Demolition of these radio dishes will be a great loss to science. Please preserve the observatory."
"A great opportunity to preserve a significant piece of science & technology history. A rare hands-on undergraduate opportunity."
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"This unique system would help and support meaningful effort of many enthusiasts to get more people involved in that more or less scientific area, which helps man get more knowledge about the space surrounding us and get better understanding of our role in"
"Volunteer seti@home"
"let's not loose this great scientific tool, astronomy is a field that highly benefits from the free work done by enthusiastic amateurs, these dishes will be greatly motivating and also educative for the general comunity."
"These dishes have played an important role in my early moonbounce days !"
"I think its a good idea to take appropiate precautions than to completely destroy the dishes."