2019 Western Regional Conference Photos

Some of the food for the 2019 SARA Western Conference. Catering was organized by Jay Wilson
UCAR Center Green conference center where the 2019 SARA Western Conference was held
Scott McIntosh, NCAR Director, giving the keynote speech to the 2019 SARA Western Conference
Rich Russel giving his first presentation at the 2019 SARA Western Conference
Terry Bullet telling us about the LTO radio telescope at the 2019 SARA Western Conference
Saturday night dinner at the Tres Margaritas
Dayton Jones telling us about future telescope developments
Log dipole antenna on Table Mountain
Hans Gaensbauer presenting his talk on the RTL2832u SDR dongle
Mothballed dishes on Table Mountain. I saw plentiful opportunities for power-washing.
Selfie with dish at Table Mountain. This was very popular on Facebook, where my pal Michael commented, “Looks like God...on Monday morning.”
Presenting on Sunday morning about the South Pole, the Askaryan Radio
At the top of the pier at the Plishner Radio Observatory dish. That was a small crooked hole for a large man at the top of a long, long ladder. I did NOT squeeze all the way onto the tiny platform, because I would have only had to squeeze back. But I still checked this off on my bucket list. I also note the “USS” logo: (United States Steel) just inside the hatch (not visible in the photo).
Official Conference Photo