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 [email protected] To: Kevin M [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign Message-ID: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
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
73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Dubus-NA Business mail: [email protected]
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