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The NRQZ includes portions of West Virginia and Virginia and a small part of Maryland. The National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) is a large area of land in the United States designated as a radio quiet zone, in which radio transmissions are restricted by law to facilitate scientific research and the gathering of military intelligence.
The Green Bank Observatory (previously National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank) is an astronomical observatory located in the National Radio Quiet Zone in Green Bank, West Virginia, U.S. It is the operator of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. [1]
A radio quiet zone is an area where radio transmissions are restricted in order to protect a radio telescope [1] or a communications station [2] from radio frequency interference. The Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) define interference as being detrimental to radio astronomy if it increases measurement ...
100-meter radio telescope on the horizon behind a local Green Bank baseball game. Green Bank is located within the National Radio Quiet Zone, which means that radio transmissions are heavily restricted by law. [5] This policy is enforced by a "radio policeman" who uses specialized equipment to detect signals from unauthorized electronics. [6]
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The location of the telescope within the Radio Quiet Zone allows for the detection of faint radio-frequency signals which human-made signals might otherwise mask. The observatory borders National Forest land, and the Allegheny Mountains shield it from some radio interference.
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