Reassembling the dish for the Radio Telescope

The radio telescope dish had to be disassembled for moving and repairs. On May 10, 2022, good friends came to Badlands Observatory to put the panels back on the frame. Thank you Hank Fridell and Jim Grimes for a job well done! Now we move into the next phase with this instrument.. completing the feed horn assembly and the software defined radio installation.

Partially reassembled.

Hank Fridell and Jim Grimes installing the final dish panel.

Jim Grimes and Hank Fridell making closely calibrated adjustments.

Hank Fridell, Ron Dyvig and Jim Grimes relaxing after a job well done!