tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post3934293915993938766..comments2023-10-25T03:22:30.728-06:00Comments on Ragamuffin Studies: The Very Large ArrayElisheva Hannah Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-29680212931450506682009-07-02T14:41:48.360-06:002009-07-02T14:41:48.360-06:00Greg: I knew they asked you to turn off radio sour...Greg: I knew they asked you to turn off radio sources and I knew we got no cell reception on site, but we also had no cell reception until we were on the hill back into Socorro. I thought it was my service provider. I did see a microwave repeater tower in Magdalena. How big is the radio silence bubble? How does that effect sort of nearby towns like Magdalena?<br />Consider it said.Elisheva Hannah Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-58542209044717703792009-07-01T17:11:01.537-06:002009-07-01T17:11:01.537-06:00You might also mention that the entire area around...You might also mention that the entire area around the VLA is radio silence (no cell phone reception) and they ask you to turn off your cells and other radio equipment before approaching the arrays.Greg Smithhttp://greginthedesert.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-29426984483207261482009-07-01T11:56:13.133-06:002009-07-01T11:56:13.133-06:00The VLA has always been an 11 on the awesome scale...The VLA has always been an 11 on the awesome scale. Amazing how we can use such a system to peer to the very edge of the Universe.<br /><br />After we visited the site some years ago, I saw "Contact" for the first time. The movie was partially filmed at the VLA and I had fun going, "saw that, been there, recognize that guy," etc. :-)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05827852641654205287noreply@blogger.com