August 1, 2010
RSGB News reports that the producers of a forthcoming TV series are inviting amateur radio enthusiasts and others to take part.
As published on SouthgateARC which brought a smile to our faces here at SYRG
“The show revolves around a souped-up double decker bus which is touring cities around Britain. Producers are looking for single people aged between 18 and 30 to take part and are particularly keen to hear from people with any sort of talent to show off. Described as a sort of Blind Date on a bus, you can get more information by emailing dating<at>carbonhq.com or by calling 0207 324 0744″.
Oh imagine a bus full of amateurs YIPPEE what a revelation. Not such a great idea we thinks?
Further investigation reveals no grounding to the story whatsoever and that they are no more looking for radio hams than they are single badgers.
http://www.five.tv/articles/the-love-bus
Many thanks to fiveTV and RSGB for a great publicity stunt 
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Workers at NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Goldstone, Calif., have been making precise, laser-assisted measurements to ensure a flat surface for pouring new grout as part of a major renovation on the 70-meter-wide (230-foot-wide) “Mars antenna.”
While officially dubbed Deep Space Station 14, the antenna picked up the Mars name from its first task: tracking NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft, which had been lost by smaller antennas after its historic flyby of Mars.
This work represents the first time network engineers have redesigned and replaced the hydrostatic bearing assembly, which enables the antenna to rotate horizontally. To accomplish this, they lifted the entire rotating structure of the giant antenna for the first time.
The hydrostatic bearing assembly puts the weight of the antenna on three pads, which glide on a film of oil around a large steel ring.
The ring measures about 24 meters (79 feet) in diameter and must be flat to work efficiently. After 44 years of near-constant use, the Mars antenna needed a kind of joint replacement, since the bearing assembly had become uneven.
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