[time-nuts] Re: The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope [April 5th, 2021 New Yorker]

[Wes]

You would know better than I, but I was thinking of physical size; 100m v. 70m.

Obviously a BIG difference in TX power.

Wes

On 3/30/2021 2:00 PM, Lux, Jim wrote:
> On 3/30/21 6:40 AM, Wes wrote:
>> Was a pity.  China's FAST is receive only.  I believe that leaves Green Bank 
>> as the biggest transmitting telescope.
>
> More likely the Goldstone Solar System Radar function of DSN on the 70m 
> (DSS-14) - 500kW in X band at 8560 MHz
>
> There *is* a new transmitter for GB - but it's a demo - 700 W and temporarily 
> installed up at the feed for a test.  I don't know what frequency.  People are 
> pitching a 500kW system, but we shall see.