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TOLD ARRL THAT THE 96 FOOT FEED LINE ANTENNA AT 430 MHZ IS HISTORICALLY THE
KEY PIECE TO THE OBSERVATORY.  ITS ALSO THE ANTENNA THAT HE AND OTHERS HAVE
USED FOR AMATEUR RADIO MOON BOUNCE ACTIVITIES FROM ARECIBO.  THE
OBSERVATORY IS HOME TO KP4AO.  BREAKALL SAID THE ANTENNA WAS CONNECTED TO
THE 2R5 MILLION W, 430 MHZ RADAR TRANSMITTER.  WORLD MAKER FAIRE VISITORS
URGED TO BUILD, MAKE, CREATE, COMMUNICATE  HAM RADIO EXHIBITORS AT THE 2017
WORLD MAKER FAIRE IN NEW YORK CITY, SEPTEMBER 23 24, URGED VISITORS TO
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BUILD, MAKE, CREATE, COMMUNICATE.  THE EVENT, HELD AT THE NEW YORK HALL OF
SCIENCE, IT IS KNOWN TO DRAW UPWARDS OF 90,000 VISITORS.  STUDENTS IN
GRADES 6 TO 12 FROM THE GARDEN SCHOOL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, K2GSG, IN JACKSON
HEIGHTS, DEMONSTRATED ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTS, KIT CONSTRUCTION, AND
SOLDERING SKILLS.  PROJECTS INCLUDED A MORSE CODE PRACTICE OSCILLATOR AND
AN LED CANDLE.  THE GARDEN SCHOOL ARC IS MENTORED BY THE HALL OF SCIENCE
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