[amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign

[Edward R Cole]

https://www.astroleague.org/content/grote-reber-radio-astronomer

As you can see W9GFZ was the callsign of another great RA pioneer, Grote Reber.

Jansky's work came earlier as a engineer attempting to find the 
source of radio noise and stumbled onto the source as celestial.
https://www.nrao.edu/whatisra/hist_jansky.shtml

I see no reference to being a ham.

Both antenna are on exhibit at entrance to GB (been there several 
times with SARA).  Also visited VLA in spring of 1974 when it was 
under construction and may have been the first visiting engineer to 
get a tour (unofficial).  I was working at Goldstone (NASA).

In 1997 I was with the last tour to see the "Big Ear" telescope of 
Dr. John Kraus
http://www.bigear.org/

73, Ed - KL7UW

Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 10:48:59 -0400
From: Jim JIpping <jhjipping at gmail.com>
To: Kevin M <n4ufo at yahoo.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
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Thanks, Kevin!?? You absolutely correct,? W9GFZ is the call and the club
is in Socorro, NM.? When I was at Green Bank for the dedication of the
GBT, I was on the understanding the group at GB had the call. BUT the
NRAO is more than just GB.? I had a very nice personal guided tour of
Socorro by one of the hams on staff there.? It was arranged by a good
friend, Dr. Paul Vanden Bout, the then director of the NRAO. Paul and I
both graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. I remember well
the whole day I spent on site at the VLA.

I was allowed to take several high school student to GB to use the 40 ft
instructional telescope and learn about radio astronomy. We stayed in
the dorm and had three activity filled days at the facility. I did this
three years running.? What an experience! That was REAL science!

As a physics teacher, I have to say that my experience at Green Bank and
several? tours of observatories across the US I was privileged to take
completely changed my perception of science and the scientific method.

Any way, thanks for the correction.? I noticed the typo and was
preparing to correct it? and, then, saw your post

Jim Jipping, W8MRR, AMSAT 5512


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