National Radio Quiet Zone W.Va

[Nan and Sandy Sanders]

Hi Phill, transmitters are only banned from the grounds. I have heard 
hams doing a talk in from a park in Green Bank for a picnic on a 2 
meter repeater. The big things are no cell phones and my 
understanding is there is a ban on wifi for a 10 mile radius by way 
of a state zoning law. They also watch for leaky microwave ovens and 
will track them down. They have a very nicely equipped truck for 
tracking down stray RF. Some EMphobics have moved to the area.
      Sandy
     WB5MMB


At 12:46 PM 8/14/2013, Phil wrote:
>Hi Richard
>
>Yeah, I knew you guys had visited and there was a ban on digital 
>cameras etc. that had you guys scrambling to find replacement 
>batteries for the light meters in your old 35 mm cameras. I was just 
>intrigued about what Josh was highlighting in particular about 
>errors in the news report - people have mobile phones, TVs and 
>radios? Everyone huddles around Jethroe's crystal set on a Tuesday 
>night and dance very quietly? Burglars enjoy the security of burglar 
>alarms being banned? The place isn't full of EMphobics? It was a 
>rather wide-open statement that needed some clarification - but 
>clearly only to me.
>
>Phil M1GWZ
>
>
>On 14 Aug 2013, at 15:02, Richard O'Neill wrote:
>
> > On 8/13/2013 3:56 PM, Phil wrote:
> >
> > please elaborate - in what way different?
> >
> >
> > Phil,
> >
> > Brian and I have visited the NRO facility with a local group from 
> AMRAD. It's an interesting place to visit but for a country site 
> differs little from a hundred other places in West Virginia. 
> Mountains, cows, widely separated tiny towns and endless winding 
> roads with plenty of switch backs. A great place to get away from 
> it all or hide in plain sight from the authorities.
> >
> > The region near NRO differs only in that no transmitters are 
> allowed. However, night time does bring in sky wave signals across 
> the broadcast frequencies. On my car radio I was able to hear most 
> of the usual stuff and a few low power regional stations on AM. FM 
> was pretty quiet, not full of stations as it is along the east 
> coast and most everywhere else I've traveled.
> >
> > The NRO site has overnight accommodations for visitors - plus a 
> cafeteria. No fast food places at all. Rooms are equipped with 
> phone, cable TV, AC and indoor plumbing. A bit fancy for my 
> preferred camping lifestyle but it'll do in a pinch. ;-) The time I 
> was there (August?) the night sky was very dark but not 
> particularly steady for telescopic viewing. Cool air draining off 
> nearby mountains continuously spills into the valley until sunrise. 
> I suspect fog a frequent occurrence in Summer with brutal snows in 
> Winter. Weather extremes abound there. All in all an interesting 
> place to visit but, aside from an old gas station / general store 
> down the road a bit (reminiscent of the movie, 'Deliverance') and 
> an occasional modest home, very short on anything resembling 
> civilization as we know it. Bring a bango and you'd be right at home. :-)
> >
> > Richard
>
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