So a federal quiet zone law and an accompanying state law - the West Virginia Radio Astronomy Zoning Act - combine to keep the area very radio quiet. In the same way where if you had an optical telescope, it needs to be high on the mountain away from other light," O'Neil says. "Because we're looking at these very, very faint signals, we need to live in a very, very quiet area. The energy of Wi-Fi or cell signals can confuse or interfere with the telescope's readings - and it can trip the receivers at the government's nearby Sugar Grove research facility, which is also in the zone. "The types of energies we look at are less than the energy of a single snowflake falling on the earth."
"It's a huge collecting area and it's what allows us to see these incredibly small energies that we're trying to study," says Karen O'Neil, who oversees the site. It's as tall as the Washington Monument and large enough to fit 2 acres of land in it. The Green Bank Telescope looks like a giant dish. The Green Bank telescope is the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world. Radio telescopes work by tracking and reading the energy waves that come from stars or gases, but they have to be located in sparsely populated areas to avoid electromagnetic interference. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. That's because it sits within a zone designed to protect a sophisticated radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory from interference. The county still hasn't progressed to constant connectivity. "So we were kinda back in time a little bit. "We didn't realize the rest of the world was getting connected and staying connected constantly, via phones and computers and all that," said radio host Caleb Diller, who grew up in Pocahontas County, W.Va. The station broadcasts at a low enough frequency to avoid being banned.Īlmost every radio station disappeared, too, except for Allegheny Mountain Radio, which broadcasts at a low enough frequency to avoid being banned. Green Bank’s main trail rule? Power down those smartphones.Caleb Diller is a DJ at WVMR-AM, Allegheny Mountain Radio, in Frost, W.Va. Hikers eager to experience the ultimate unplugged getaway can veer off the ALT at Green Bank, where an access point connects to the observatory’s 15 miles of public, telescope view trails. This scenic hike traverses renowned West Virginia marvels like Blackwater Falls State Park and Dolly Sods Wilderness before joining the famed Appalachian Trail at the Virginia border. (NRQZ-approved cell service is available at Snowshoe, Holstine says.) Another West Virginia gem, the 330-mile Allegheny Trail (ALT), crosses over 100 miles of the NRQZ’s mountainous terrain. Accommodations range from camping and yurt-style glamping options to log cabins and Snowshoe Mountain, a cozy ski resort with upscale digs and over 250 skiable acres. Serrated quartzite spears atop Seneca Rocks, the Mon’s rock-climbing oasis, loom 900 feet above the North Fork River. The forest’s pine-speckled Spruce Mountain claims the state’s highest summit: Spruce Knob at 4,861 feet. Monongahela, known as “the Mon,” allures adventure travelers with rushing rivers, thick bogs, craggy peaks, and little to no cell service.
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