The U.S. Town With No Cell Phones or Wi-Fi

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Pocahontas County in West Virginia falls within the National Radio Quiet Zone. Itâ€™s home to quiet country living, friendly people, and one of the most impressive engineering marvels in the worldâ€”the Green Bank Telescope. The GBT measures radio waves from throughout the universe, but due to the telescope's extreme sensitivity, any operating wireless device can have a negative effect on its observations. But to the people who live in the NRQZ, the restrictions and the quiet, peaceful life that comes with them are welcome.

Posted 9 years ago by bbroskick in category: documentary

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smithsc - 9 years ago [ Reply ]

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So what I don't understand (and I'm an electrical engineer with a wireless knowledge base), is why on the map the quiet zone is rectangular, not circular, and why the telescope is not even centered within it? A large amount of that quiet zone is not necessary. Draw a circle centered on the telescope and make it just big enough to touch the closest edge of the current zone. Everything outside that circle is now outside the zone. Done!

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