Jun 27, 2009

A Ham Radio Weekend for Talking to the Moon



(NYTimes) - On Saturday, amateur radio buffs or “hams,” as they call themselves, will hold a global bounce-fest, using as many giant parabolic antenna radio telescopes as they can borrow around the world.
Not that one needs an excuse to hold a moon-bounce, but this one is being held as a kind of advance celebration of the 40th anniversary next month of the Apollo 11 mission. Continued


Photo: Library of Congress

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