[Moon-net] USA PBS Show; Remote Control Telescopes via Internet

[Pat Barthelow]

Folks,

I posted the post re remote control resource on  American PBS TV, as we have to eventually think that way for the Jamesburg Dish, as it is a long drive from anywhere, ( at least an hour from anywhere, and 2+ hours from Silicon Valley.
It is served by high bandwidth fiber, currently dark, and if Jamesburg lives a long life, it would be an obvious candidate for a fully remote  control operation for EME or whatever it is destined to do.
The TV show team demonstrated a good job of remoting their telescopes, including real time pointing to a desired object, with immediate video image feedback, all done from the comforts of their home locations, while networking with each other in real time.

All the Best, 73,
Pat Barthelow     aa6eg at hotmail.com
http://www.jamesburgdish.org
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Jamesburg Earth Station  Moon Bounce Team

> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:19:19 -1000
> From: rjcote at hawaii.rr.com
> To: f6dro at wanadoo.fr
> CC: aa6eg at hotmail.com; moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net
> Subject: Re: [Moon-net] USA  PBS Show; Remote Control Telescopes via Internet
 
> It IS necessary if as it stated that the scope is Remote. My scope is 3 
> blocks from my home and I will make it available on the internet as I 
> want to be able to train it anywhere at will. I will also make it 
> availabley to others as time allows for fee.  I already have users who 
> wish to use it, albeit astronomy clubs without a big dish.  As it is 
> now, It is still being built.
> 
> regards to all
> Ray  
> 
> f6dro wrote:
> 
> >hello Guenter and the list ,

is it necessary to build such a sophisticated equipment? On my towers , I always put pushbuttons on the tower itself to be able to rotate my antennas 
> >from the tower as well , it is only a few wires more.
> >
> >73 Dom/F6DRO