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Society of Broadcast Engineers * Chapter 78 * Blue Ridge Area of Virginia
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MEETING NOTICE
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Program Information: Visit to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, WV. The NRAO operates the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT), the world's largest fully steerable single aperture antenna. In addition to the GBT, several other telescopes exist at the Green Bank site. Location: National Radio Astronomy Observatory Green Bank, WV I-64 West, Exit 181 (White Sulphur Springs) and take Rt. 92 North to Green Bank  Itinerary: 11:30AM - Arrive at NRAO Green Bank for lunch in the cafeteria. 1:00PM - Guided tour of the Science Center and the site. ~2:00PM - High Tech tour of the Jansky Lab & GBT control room. ~3:30PM - Stop in our gift shop to purchase some swell merchandise, then go home! Directions: From Roanoke, take US 220 North from Troutville to Clifton Forge, then go west on I-64 to Exit 181. From the Shenandoah Valley, take US 250 to WV Rt. 92. Don’t let your GPS receiver try to take you down some county road after crossing the VA/WV border! It’s a logging road and you will get stuck! NRAO Website Address for more information: http://www.gb.nrao.edu/ Download the March Newsletter (PDF) Certification Dates DTV Transition Update |
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