The Antenna that Brought us Apollo 11

July 20/21 seemed like a good day to point to the beautiful shot of the Parkes Radio Telescope Dish, the magnificent Australian antenna that brought us the video from the Apollo 11 moon walk.  Like many of you, I was watching.   Three cheers for The Dish!  Three cheers for Apollo 11!


http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120719.html


As we've mentioned, this antenna and the Apollo 11 reception are the basis of a really nice movie called -- THE DISH.  Get it here:



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Fire Breathing Billy!

Don't worry.  It's just corn starch.

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F8VOA's BITX-20 (and FB Workbench)

A beautiful rig on a really nice workbench! http://www.qsl.net/f8voa/
Don't miss the details of the BITX construction. You have to click the little orange arrows along the right of the page: http://www.qsl.net/f8voa/Bitx%20presentation.html

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Billy got the Arduino going!

LED from AL7RV. Thanks Jim!

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Homebrew CPU

From the site: I understood these computers well, but the processor itself was still a mystery. I wanted to understand that part too, at the logic gate level. I sometimes thought about making my own processor, and designed small instruction sets and instruction formats. But the task seemed beyond the grasp of a hobbyist such as myself.

http://cpuville.com/index.htm

Note the "Homebuilt CPU Web Ring!" FB!

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Motor Knack: 11 Months, 3000 Pictures and a lot of coffee

Very nice video. It is comforting to know that we are not alone in our obsession with technology and gear.

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QRP in the Country (Somerset, England)

From the folks who bring us "Hot Iron":

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

QRP in the Country will take place on Jul 15th at Upton Bridge Farm, Long Sutton, Langport, Somerset TA10 9NJ despite the weather! The cattle sheds have been cleaned and it will be indoors if the WX stays bad! The farm gate opens at 10 am so dont be put off by a little rain!

Don't forget to bring your entries for the Ten Part Receiver Challenge! Lots of interesting things to see displayed by individuals and Clubs. There is still room for a few more 'stalls' if you want one.

Hope to see you, Tim Walford G3PCJ

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