From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Sep 17 2005 - 13:45:01 UTC
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From: Dr. H. Paul Shuch<mailto:n6tx_at_setileague.org>
To: Richard Factor<mailto:rcf_at_setileague.org> ; Heather Wood<mailto:hwood50_at_aol.com>
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Subject: SETI: SETI League Press Release 05-07
SETI League Wins Twice in Bird Charity Auction
For more information contact: Dr. H. Paul Shuch, Executive Director
(201) 641-1770, or email info_at_setileague.org<mailto:info_at_setileague.org>
For Immediate Release
LITTLE FERRY, NJ.., 14 September 2005 -- The SETI League, Inc.,
grassroots leader in the privatized Search for Extra-Terrestrial
Intelligence, has received both a unique piece of electronics equipment
and a substantial cash contribution, in an unusual charity auction
sponsored by a leading manufacturer of electronics test equipment.
BirdŽ Electronic Corporation of Solon, OH.(a division of Bird
Technologies Group), has reached the 300,000 unit mark on the production
of its Model 43 ThrulineŽ Wattmeter. In production since 1952, this
instrument has become the industry standard for radio frequency (RF)
power measurement. To commemorate this milestone, meter number 300,000
was manufactured with a special gold-plated finish. The company then
decided to auction off this unique piece of electronics industry
history, with the cash amount of the winning bid being contributed to
the charity of the successful bidder's choosing.
The auction closed on August 31, 2005, with the winning bidder naming
The SETI League as his designated charity. Thus, The SETI League has
received a check for the bid price. Then, in a move that surprised and
pleased SETI League officials, the anonymous donor contributed the
milestone meter itself to the nonprofit science group. "We will use this
impressive piece of test equipment to monitor the operation of our Lunar
Reflective Calibration Beacon, which bounces microwave signals off the
surface of the Moon, to be received by radio astronomy facilities around
the world," stated SETI League executive director Dr. H. Paul Shuch.
BirdŽ Technologies Group provides technology solutions for
semiconductor, public safety, wireless, broadcast, government, and
military applications. Since 1942, they have provided comprehensive RF
equipment diagnostic and testing solutions. With a worldwide network of
partners, Bird offers the latest technology and most reliable customer
care to all of the markets they serve.
Largely using radio telescopes and optical telescopes, SETI scientists
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seek to determine whether humankind is alone in the universe. Since
Congress terminated NASA's SETI funding in 1993, The SETI League and
other scientific groups have privatized the research. Amateur and
professional scientists interested in participating in the search for
intelligent alien life, and citizens wishing to help support it, should
email join_at_setileague.org<mailto:join_at_setileague.org>, check the SETI League Web site at
http://www.setileague.org/
The SETI League, Inc. membership hotline at +1 (800) TAU-SETI. Be sure
to provide us with a postal address to which we will mail further
information. The SETI League, Inc. is a membership-supported, non-profit
[501(c)(3)], educational and scientific corporation dedicated to the
scientific Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.
<http://www.setileague.org/press/pres0507.htm
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H. Paul Shuch, Ph.D. Executive Director, The SETI League, Inc.
433 Liberty Street, PO Box 555, Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA
voice (201) 641-1770; fax (201) 641-1771; URL http://www.setileague.org