While doing the Macarena Frank Glover said to Bob Morgan: 
 
 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!
 FG> 
 FG> But being on the far side of the Moon will block *all* rf noise
 FG> from Earth, leaving only signals from lunar orbiting sats, and any
 FG> manned/unmanned probes in deep space, which could easily be allowed
 FG> for. 
 I see.  I assumed (I know - never ASSume) that 250k miles would be
 enough distance that low power rf would no longer be a problem but then
 again with a large array they still might be able to eavesdrop on some
 Conressman's cel call.  ;)
 Bob
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