{"id":30297,"date":"2012-01-17T23:41:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T22:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/?p=30297"},"modified":"2023-09-24T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:11:07","slug":"for-sale-nuclear-bomb-proof-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/misc\/for-sale-nuclear-bomb-proof-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"For sale: Nuclear bomb-proof Space station"},"content":{"rendered":"

For sale: Nuclear bomb-proof space station in Carmel Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Who wouldn’t want to own a nuclear bomb-proof earth station and a piece of space history?<\/p>\n

The Jamesburg Earth Station, which transmitted some of the first images of the Apollo 11 moon landing, is on the market<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The one-of-a-kind securely fenced 160-acre property comes with a three-bedroom house, a 20,000-square-foot building, a helicopter landing pad and a 10-story satellite dish and antenna. It’s in\u00a0Cachaua Valley, not far from Carmel Valley andabout 20 miles southeast of Monterey, a bit off the beaten track and offbeat, period.<\/p>\n

The unusual selling point of this picturesque property situated among rolling hills and wine vineyards: Built at the height of the nuclear arms race with the former Soviet Union, the 20,000-square-foot\u00a0earth station\u00a0can withstand a five-megaton nuclear blast.<\/p>\n

The dish used to transmit satellite communications between the U.S. and other Pacific Rim countries. It was shut down in 2002 by owner AT&T and put up for sale. Some ham radio operators restored and\u00a0fired up the dish in 2007<\/span><\/a><\/span> and bounced 20 radio signals off the moon.<\/p>\n

The current owner of Jamesburg hails from Silicon Valley. He had hoped to turn it into a residence. He even added an exercise room and an indoor basketball court, according to his real estate agent.<\/p>\n

For the last year he has been trying to sell the property for $4.2 million<\/strong>, but Bert Aronson\u00a0of Keller Williams Realty in Carmel\u00a0said the owner is considering dropping the price by\u00a0$1 million or so. Local TV reports<\/span><\/a><\/span> may generate interest among space history buffs or nearby geeks in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

“We’ve gotten lots of inquiries but no offers,” Aronson said. “Somebody could use it as a server farm or to store vintage cars or wine. Someone will come up with a use for it.”<\/p>\n

Aronson said he has received plenty of interest in the satellite dish from as far away as Australia. “But in this day and age,” he said, “nobody has any money.”<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NASA launches satellite from Vandenberg at night [Video]<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

— Jessica Guynn (http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com)<\/p>\n

Photo: Jamesburg Earth Station in Cachaua Valley, Calif. Photo credit: Jamesburgdish.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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