BH> An article in today's Houston Chronicle mentioned that due to the
 BH> increased interference (from cell phones, pagers, cordless
 BH> phones, etc.), the large radio telescopes are no longer able to
 BH> receive the faint signals for which they were designed.
 BH> Possible alternatives would be to locate such telescopes on the
 BH> moon...
 BM>  Or space based?  A good La Grange parking spot and 
 BM> it's there forever!
 
   But being on the far side of the Moon will block *all* rf noise from 
Earth, leaving only signals from lunar orbiting sats, and any manned/unmanned 
probes in deep space, which could easily be allowed for.
 
   Frank
 
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