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Charleston, West Virginia · CharlestonGREEN BANK, W.Va. (WBOY) — For the first time ever, residents are allowed to use certain wireless internet in the highly restrictive West Virginia Radio Quiet Zone near the Green Bank Observatory. Since it was built in 1956, the observatory, which houses the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world, has been located in both the National Radio Quiet Zone, which spans several counties in West Virginia and Virginia, and the West Virgini…See the Story
Wi-Fi Being Allowed Near Green Bank Observatory for First Time Ever
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Education · Green BankGREEN BANK, WV (LOOTPRESS) – For the first time, students at Green Bank Elementary and Middle School (GBEMS) will have access to WiFi, thanks to a policy change by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO). The school, located next to the NSF Green Bank Telescope, sits within the West Virginia Radio Astronomy Zone (WVRAZ)—a 10-mile-radius area where devices emitting radio frequencies, such as WiFi routers, have long…See the Story