[Elecraft] Used antenna - Arecio antenna collapses

[Drew AF2Z]

Tragic. Anyone who has visited it in the past will be saddened to see 
its condition now.

I was there in the 80's. I went on a lark, traveling by "publico" from 
San Juan where my ship was docked for a few hours. I had trouble even 
finding the place until I found out it was referred to by locals as 
"Esperanza radar". The trip and the view were memorable; seeing that 
gleaming-white symbol of advanced technology filling the valley was so 
impressive!

I used to tell people traveling to Puerto Rico to make sure and see 
Arecibo. Now I guess I can tell them to go see the ruins.


73,
Drew
AF2Z



On 12/02/20 10:12, Michael Walker wrote:
> Sorry, not funny.
> 
> Arecibo was a great site and there are a number of Hams that are part of
> the dish and who were employed thanks to the installation.
> 
> It is a pretty sad day, not only for the loss of technology, but also their
> livelihood.
> 
> Mike va3mw
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 9:01 AM weaverwf at usermail.com <weaverwf at usermail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> EME (Earth - Mars - Earth) ? :-)
>>
>> 73,
>> Bill WE5P
>>
>> Comfortably Numb
>>
>>> On Dec 2, 2020, at 08:43, Dave Sublette <k4to.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Pick up only.  Bring a big truck.
>>>
>>> K4TO
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:52 AM Douglas Hudson <d_hudson at outlook.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If you want a good buy on a used, high gain antenna, the Arecibo radio
>>>> astronomy antenna will soon be up for grabs.  Sold as is, where is.
>> Some
>>>> assembly required.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>> https://www.npr.org/2020/12/01/940767001/arecibo-observatory-telescope-collapses-ending-an-era-of-world-class-research
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>> K7CUU
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