An Insider Tour of the Arecibo Observatory - 07 July 2011

The Pacificon 2011 Convention featured Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Joseph Taylor, K1JT, and Dr. Carol Milazzo KP4MD and Roger Cain KI6FYF co-presenting "EME DXpedition to Arecibo" and the new 40-minute video "An Insider Tour of the Arecibo Observatory." Filmed on 7 July, 2011, retired engineer Bob Zimmerman, NP4B, narrates an exclusive inside look into the latest technology and workings of this famous world's largest radio telescope in Puerto Rico, The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center. http://www.naic.edu

Closed captioned in English and Spanish. Subtítulos en español e inglés.

Index:
04:50 The Electronics Laboratory;
07:10 The Cryogenics Laboratory;
11:17 Historical Photos of the Observatory;
14:56 The 430 MHz Transmitter Room;
19:21 The Receiver Room;
21:15 430 MHz Transmitter Control Console;
22:45 The Control Room;
25:15 The Platform;
27:07 430 MHz Waveguide;
27:55 The Cable Car;
29:24 The Reflector;
37:20 EME DXpedition;
38:10 SETI;
39:23 Credits

Staff in order of appearance:
06:10 Rodriguez, Jorge - Electronics - Motion and Control Manager
06:32 Urbain, Denis - Electronics - Microwave Receivers Specialist
21:45 Negron, Victor - Electronics - Electronics Tech. IV
22:50 Gonzalez, Elliot - Telescope Operations - Systems Operator I
26:50 Portalatin, Wilfredo - Telescope Operations - Staff Operations Tech.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Arecibo
• Observatory
• Amateur Radio
• Radio
• Telescope
• Astronomy
• Ionosphere
• NP4B
• KP4MD
• Pacificon
• 2011

[kp4md]

I've been asked several times about the clip from the 1997 movie "Contact" at the beginning of this video.

It shows the gifted child Ellie Arroway (played by Jena Malone) calling CQ on an older ham transceiver, later transformed into the adult scientist Dr. Arroway (Jodie Foster) at the Arecibo telescope.

It is a refreshing positive portrayal of a young woman in amateur radio who succeeds as a professional scientist.

[krizsanthimun]

what is the title of the movie clip?

[kp4md]

@krizsanthimun It is from the movie "Contact" (1997) Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel of the same name and directed by Robert Zemeckis.

[NacidoAteo]

AMAZING VIDEO!!

Gracias por los subtitulos!

73 & DX from Argentina.

LU6FEH

[kp4md]

@NacidoAteo Agradezco tus sentimientos. ¡Es un placer poder compartir el entusiamo de Bob y sus colegas con todo el mundo por este medio! 73 y abrazos, KP4MD

[DKT1st]

Great video. Thanks to all those invoved for letting us take a look around.

[kp4md]

@DKT1st It was our pleasure to see first hand Bob's passion for this work and to be able to share this wonder of our modern world with others through YouTube! Carol

[wp4oca1]

Radio astronomy one of the most fascinating aspects of amateur radio,very interesting video.Thanks for sharing.The Ham Radio Files

[Igneris17]

Que honor que tengamos este observatorio en Puerto Rico :) #boricua

[krizsanthimun]

great video.i really learned alot esp. im a student.

BRAVO!!!!