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Chuck Bryant

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Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

Many years ago, they started something called the Sugar Grove Research Station, at the time called the Sugar Grove U.S.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

Naval Radio Station.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

This was in 1959.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

When the Navy started building radio,

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

what was going to be the world's largest radio antenna.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

It was called the Big Ear, where they were going to listen in and intercept, you know, Russian intel.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

They never finished the Big Ear because they were worried it was not structurally sound.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

So rather than

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

Moving on to the medium ear, I guess they didn't think it sounded cool enough.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

They just scrapped it all together.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

But they still have a station at Sugar Grove.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

And the NSA is also there.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

So I'm sure it's all on the up and up as far as who and what they're listening to.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

Wow.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

I mean, considering what Kim Basinger paid for Brazelton, Georgia in the 80s or 90s.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

How much was it?

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

Do you remember?

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

It was a lot.

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

Was it?

Stuff You Should Know
Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

I think so.