The connect between radio astronomy and amateur radio has been recognized for quite some time, especially in the VHF/UHF/Microwave arena. Of course, the most prominent radio amateur/radio astronomer today is Joe Taylor. The radio astronomers as a whole support our efforts in interference issues and have a large amateur base as well as the professional base. 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: R. B. Vallio [mailto:w6rgg@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:32 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:11582] Ham Radio and Radio Astronomy An interesting piece connecting Amateur Radio to Radio Astronomy. Bob http://www.nrao.edu/whatisra/hist_ham.shtml