Tarter discusses search for aliens

Article in the Daily Mississippian from U. of Mississippi - Tarter
discusses search for aliens - by Erin M. Smith (Feb. 27,'04)

http://www.thedmonline.com/vnews/dis.../403f5188365a6

"...In 2007, Tarter said scientists are planning to build the Allen
Telespan Array, a group of more than 300 radio telescopes in California,
to expand in their search for signals."

(Perhaps some typos "Telespan" and 2007? Has the date Allen Array
slipped 2 years, the seti.org site says "The plan is to have it fully
operational by 2005." I remember reading somewhere that a preliminary
25 dish array would be done by the end of 2003 (which seemed to have
been a nice goal). Also, did they fully integrate the 3 dish testbed
array, I remember seeing two arrayed with "fringes", but I haven't read
if all three had been. Also, perhaps some productive work could be
accomplished during the testing phase?

Regards, Jason H.

"Jason H." wrote in message hlink.net...
Article in the Daily Mississippian from U. of Mississippi - Tarter
discusses search for aliens - by Erin M. Smith (Feb. 27,'04)

http://www.thedmonline.com/vnews/dis.../403f5188365a6

"...In 2007, Tarter said scientists are planning to build the Allen
Telespan Array, a group of more than 300 radio telescopes in California,
to expand in their search for signals."

(Perhaps some typos "Telespan" and 2007? Has the date Allen Array
slipped 2 years, the seti.org site says "The plan is to have it fully
operational by 2005." I remember reading somewhere that a preliminary
25 dish array would be done by the end of 2003 (which seemed to have
been a nice goal). Also, did they fully integrate the 3 dish testbed
array, I remember seeing two arrayed with "fringes", but I haven't read
if all three had been. Also, perhaps some productive work could be
accomplished during the testing phase?

Regards, Jason H.

There will be more information available about the ATA later this month.

"Jason H." wrote in message hlink.net...
Article in the Daily Mississippian from U. of Mississippi - Tarter
discusses search for aliens - by Erin M. Smith (Feb. 27,'04)

http://www.thedmonline.com/vnews/dis.../403f5188365a6

"...In 2007, Tarter said scientists are planning to build the Allen
Telespan Array, a group of more than 300 radio telescopes in California,
to expand in their search for signals."

(Perhaps some typos "Telespan" and 2007? Has the date Allen Array
slipped 2 years, the seti.org site says "The plan is to have it fully
operational by 2005." I remember reading somewhere that a preliminary
25 dish array would be done by the end of 2003 (which seemed to have
been a nice goal). Also, did they fully integrate the 3 dish testbed
array, I remember seeing two arrayed with "fringes", but I haven't read
if all three had been. Also, perhaps some productive work could be
accomplished during the testing phase?

Regards, Jason H.

There will be more information available about the ATA later this month.