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<H1>Second Arecibo Observatory activation - KP4AO</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>After the huge success of the first activation, the<STRONG>
Arecibo Observatory Radio Club - KP4AO</STRONG> will be on-the-air again this
Sunday, No<A
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1st, 2009 to commemorate 46 years of operations of still the single largest
radio telescope antenna in the world. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>They will also commemorate the 35th anniversary of the
Arecibo Message, which was sent on November 16, 1974,in binary code and
transmitted to the globular star cluster M13, for if it is received by
intelligent life, to let them know about our existence. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>"We had a such a great response that we had <STRONG>more
than 100 radio hams operating the station in the Control Room</STRONG> taking
turns", said <STRONG>Angel Vazquez - WP3R</STRONG> who works in the
Observatory.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The special event will start at 9am-4pm local time
(<STRONG>1300 - 2000 UTC</STRONG>) and <STRONG>will be on 20 meters
SSB</STRONG>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>There will be certificates for those who make contact as
well for operators. This is an activity for the whole Amateur Radio Community,
so if you are near, or visiting the island you are invited. (Don't forget your
ham license! It's your free pass). </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>KP4AO will be operated inside the Control Room, and the
Visitor Center entrance will be half price.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The Arecibo Observatory, located in the city of Arecibo,
Puerto Rico, is a radio telescope operated by Cornell University under a
co-operative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and works as
the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC). </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>From it many studies and discoveries from the cosmos have
been made by Nobel-Prize winners, as well made studies of the atmosphere and
even used in the SETI program.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>For More information on the Message<BR></FONT><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Official Website:<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.naic.edu/"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.naic.edu/</FONT></A></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>