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> Arecibo is the only thing big enough right now. Not entirely true. How did they control it in the 1970's?

They chose Aricebo because it allows them to use very low power antennas to communicate. The size of the dish makes up for the lower power transmission.

In the past, they used high-powered antenna arrays.

parent tomswartz07 12 years ago

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