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What's Bishop like year round?

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fossana · · leeds, ut · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 13,318
dylan grabowski wrote:(Fossana, we briefly chatted on top of Cathedral Peak last summer in Tuolumne, and you off-handedly mentioned moving to Bishop to climb a lot. Funny how an opportunity is now available.)
Yes, I remember our chat. I'm glad that it worked out for you.
Chris Owen · · Big Bear Lake · Joined Jan 2002 · Points: 11,622

Occasionally jobs come up at the Caltech Radio Observatory (OVRO).

I agree with Guy - home prices are prohibitive right now - I'd happily live there, maybe when I retire.
fossana · · leeds, ut · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 13,318
Chris Owen wrote:Occasionally jobs come up at the Caltech Radio Observatory (OVRO)..
OVRO has pretty much shut down after their funding got yanked last year.

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Chris Owen · · Big Bear Lake · Joined Jan 2002 · Points: 11,622

Yes the array had its funding cut - welcome to space research - I helped evaluate and test those little antennas here at JPL for possible deep space probe tracking. The cost of remediation will be huge, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's a future plan to use that resource for something else. Caltech antennas will continue to operate, particularly the 40m.

What I'm looking for is a nice OVRO consultant job in Bishop when I retire from NASA :-)
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