Comments on: Earth station satellite facility home for sale http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 10:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Robin Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331950 Robin Johnson Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331950 Here in Australia, the Parkes Radio Telescope is credited with being the Earth end of the Apollo 11 Moon landing telecast.  The movie "The Dish" was made about it. See this extract from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkes_Observatory Apollo 11 broadcastWhen Buzz Aldrin switched on the TV camera on the Lunar Module, three tracking antennas received the signals simultaneously. They were the 64 metre Goldstone antenna in California, the 26 metre antenna at Honeysuckle Creek near Canberra in Australia, and the 64 metre dish at Parkes.In the first few minutes of the broadcast, NASA alternated between the signals being received from its two stations at Goldstone and Honeysuckle Creek, searching for the best quality picture.A little under nine minutes into the broadcast, the TV was switched to the Parkes signal. The quality of the TV pictures from Parkes was so superior that NASA stayed with Parkes as the source of the TV for the remainder of the 2.5 hour broadcast. For a comprehensive explanation of the TV reception of the Apollo 11 broadcast, see "The Television Broadcasts" from the report "On Eagles Wings". Here in Australia, the Parkes Radio Telescope is credited with being the Earth end of the Apollo 11 Moon landing telecast.  The movie “The Dish” was made about it.
See this extract from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkes_Observatory
Apollo 11 broadcastWhen Buzz Aldrin switched on the TV camera on the Lunar Module, three tracking antennas received the signals simultaneously. They were the 64 metre Goldstone antenna in California, the 26 metre antenna at Honeysuckle Creek near Canberra in Australia, and the 64 metre dish at Parkes.In the first few minutes of the broadcast, NASA alternated between the signals being received from its two stations at Goldstone and Honeysuckle Creek, searching for the best quality picture.A little under nine minutes into the broadcast, the TV was switched to the Parkes signal. The quality of the TV pictures from Parkes was so superior that NASA stayed with Parkes as the source of the TV for the remainder of the 2.5 hour broadcast. For a comprehensive explanation of the TV reception of the Apollo 11 broadcast, see ”The Television Broadcasts” from the report ”On Eagles Wings”.

]]> By: Andrew Singleton http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331500 Andrew Singleton Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331500 Kickstarter fund so boingboing can use this asa physical location for their stuffs! Rewards $25: You get a letter from one of the editors thanking you from your contributions along with a photo of staff in front of the big dish. $50: You get a free copy of the documentary on how they converted the place into a data/archive center and shrine to the space race. *snip* Mostly because i can't think of anything between there and here. $10 000: You get to live with us for six months. No we will not do your laundry. Kickstarter fund so boingboing can use this asa physical location for their stuffs!

Rewards
$25: You get a letter from one of the editors thanking you from your contributions along with a photo of staff in front of the big dish.
$50: You get a free copy of the documentary on how they converted the place into a data/archive center and shrine to the space race.

*snip* Mostly because i can’t think of anything between there and here.

$10 000: You get to live with us for six months. No we will not do your laundry.

]]> By: manicbassman http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331441 manicbassman Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331441 Five megaton blast? Can we quantify this aspect a little better please? A five megaton blast how far away? I cannot ever see that building surviving a five megaton blast overhead or even within say 2 miles... Most houses could survive a 5 megaton blast provided it was far enough away... so this claim is a bit specious... Five megaton blast? Can we quantify this aspect a little better please? A five megaton blast how far away? I cannot ever see that building surviving a five megaton blast overhead or even within say 2 miles… Most houses could survive a 5 megaton blast provided it was far enough away… so this claim is a bit specious…

]]> By: MikhelB http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331371 MikhelB Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331371 Nah, it surely was a typo, but nowadays you don't need an antenna that big to uplink to satellites, be it on C or Ku band, in this day and age TV stations usually uplink live events (mostly sports) to Galaxy 17 @ 91°W Ku using a 4 ft. offset dish mounted on a van (for C band bigger dishes are needed, at least 8 to 12 footers deep prime focus dishes to diminish interference). Nah, it surely was a typo, but nowadays you don’t need an antenna that big to uplink to satellites, be it on C or Ku band, in this day and age TV stations usually uplink live events (mostly sports) to Galaxy 17 @ 91°W Ku using a 4 ft. offset dish mounted on a van (for C band bigger dishes are needed, at least 8 to 12 footers deep prime focus dishes to diminish interference).

]]> By: Matthew Arnold Pacey http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331336 Matthew Arnold Pacey Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331336 Nah, you see, Kubrick and his crew filmed the footage elsewhere, then after it was filmed and edited, it was transmitted from another station, bounced it off an orbiting satellite back to earth, then received by this station. They had to make sure the signal was actually coming from the right location in space in case it was intercepted by a 3rd party. Nah, you see, Kubrick and his crew filmed the footage elsewhere, then after it was filmed and edited, it was transmitted from another station, bounced it off an orbiting satellite back to earth, then received by this station. They had to make sure the signal was actually coming from the right location in space in case it was intercepted by a 3rd party.

]]> By: AnthonyC http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331335 AnthonyC Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331335 and you did not and you did not

]]> By: cjporkchop http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331282 cjporkchop Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331282 "As the owner of the property, you could also start your own international television station. The property comes with an 11-story tall antenna and satellite that can directly broadcast to Asia, South America, the South Pacific, and the United States. The Station was closed down by the government in 2002, and sold to a millionaire who lives in the Silicon Valley. The owner hopes to sell the property with the satellite intact, although buyers have offered to demolish it and sell it for scrap metal." Wait, are they talking about a satellite dish or a satellite orbiting the planet? Or am I so out of touch that 'satellite' now means a broadcasting thing on the ground and I'm unaware of it? “As the owner of the property, you could also start your own international television station. The property comes with an 11-story tall antenna and satellite that can directly broadcast to Asia, South America, the South Pacific, and the United States.

The Station was closed down by the government in 2002, and sold to a millionaire who lives in the Silicon Valley. The owner hopes to sell the property with the satellite intact, although buyers have offered to demolish it and sell it for scrap metal.”

Wait, are they talking about a satellite dish or a satellite orbiting the planet? Or am I so out of touch that ‘satellite’ now means a broadcasting thing on the ground and I’m unaware of it?

]]> By: Culturedropout http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331238 Culturedropout Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331238 Shades of Johnny Mnemonic.  You could hole up there against the gubmint and use the big dish to broadcast uplifting messages to the proles...  Shades of Johnny Mnemonic.  You could hole up there against the gubmint and use the big dish to broadcast uplifting messages to the proles… 

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331101 Donald Petersen Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331101 For a minute or two I wondered if that mightn't have been the weekend home of Mayor Clint Eastwood, but not only was that not quite the right Carmel, but Clint ain't the type to hunker down in a burrow. Still.  Carmel Valley is home to former CIA spook and current SecDef Leon Panetta, and well as onetime Monkee Mike Nesmith.  Make of that what you will, potential neighbors. For a minute or two I wondered if that mightn’t have been the weekend home of Mayor Clint Eastwood, but not only was that not quite the right Carmel, but Clint ain’t the type to hunker down in a burrow.

Still.  Carmel Valley is home to former CIA spook and current SecDef Leon Panetta, and well as onetime Monkee Mike Nesmith.  Make of that what you will, potential neighbors.

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331059 Ipo Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331059 Now I have the strange feeling that somehow, this has never happened before.  Now I have the strange feeling that somehow, this has never happened before. 

]]> By: roboton http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331036 roboton Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331036 That would make an awesome Data Center That would make an awesome Data Center

]]> By: Andrew Singleton http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331016 Andrew Singleton Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331016 How much of the old equipment are they gonna include with the property? Also. Only five megatons? Pass. I need to safeguard against a 12.54 megaton blast because [REMOVED IN COMPLIANCE OF US PATRIOT ACT]. How much of the old equipment are they gonna include with the property?

Also. Only five megatons? Pass. I need to safeguard against a 12.54 megaton blast because [REMOVED IN COMPLIANCE OF US PATRIOT ACT].

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1331007 awjt Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1331007 Oh My God!  You actually freakin typed dêjå the right way!!! Oh My God!  You actually freakin typed dêjå the right way!!!

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330988 Ipo Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330988 If it is a deja vu you are having, it is communicable.  Scary.  (how does one even type "déjà"?) If it is a deja vu you are having, it is communicable. 
Scary. 

(how does one even type “déjà”?)

]]> By: David Aked http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330984 David Aked Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330984 Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station was the first station to receive the live footage of the moon landing and from there retransmitted it to the world. Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station was the first station to receive the live footage of the moon landing and from there retransmitted it to the world.

]]> By: irksome http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330808 irksome Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330808 Time to sell that vintage Blackwing pencil cache. Time to sell that vintage Blackwing pencil cache.

]]> By: JIMWICh http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330793 JIMWICh Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330793 I think bOING bOING should buy it and use it to receive broadcast episodes of The Adventures of Moonbase Newt! http://twitpic.com/8c7qha I think bOING bOING should buy it and use it to receive broadcast episodes of The Adventures of Moonbase Newt!

http://twitpic.com/8c7qha

]]> By: Jose http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330791 Jose Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330791 "The facility has historical significance as it was the first place to receive live images from the 1969 moon landing." Cool, so this is where they filmed all of that fake footage! “The facility has historical significance as it was the first place to receive live images from the 1969 moon landing.”
Cool, so this is where they filmed all of that fake footage!

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330765 awjt Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330765 Wait, am I freakin' deja vuing or wasn't this already posted here about a month ago? Wait, am I freakin’ deja vuing or wasn’t this already posted here about a month ago?

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330739 dculberson Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330739 I was seriously interested but then I saw the "Price on request" text.  If they want my business, they'll put the price there.  I'm not wasting my time calling someone over something as trivial as a simple property purchase.  No deal. I was seriously interested but then I saw the “Price on request” text.  If they want my business, they’ll put the price there.  I’m not wasting my time calling someone over something as trivial as a simple property purchase.  No deal.

]]> By: bigattichouse http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330714 bigattichouse Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330714 Would I be buying the compound from Mr. Venture, or is this merely a rent scam.  Also, how often do guild members attack on the building? Would I be buying the compound from Mr. Venture, or is this merely a rent scam.  Also, how often do guild members attack on the building?

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330691 Dean Putney Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330691 We need a place that can take a 5 megaton blast so I can conduct my... experiments. We need a place that can take a 5 megaton blast so I can conduct my… experiments.

]]> By: Stitch http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/earth-station-satellite-facili.html#comment-1330693 Stitch Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141030#comment-1330693 Two of Private Wells? Firstly, is this Wells character agreeable; and secondly, just how many clones were made? Two of Private Wells? Firstly, is this Wells character agreeable; and secondly, just how many clones were made?

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