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Saudi Amateur Radio Society Completes Preparations for Largest Middle East Radio Telescope

The Saudi Amateur Radio Society has announced the completion of preparations for launching the largest radio telescope in the Middle East. The telescope, which has a diameter of 20 meters, is located in the city of Hail, Saudi Arabia, and all relevant work has been completed. It is now undergoing calibration and testing before being linked to the society’s radio telescope system.

The national project was created at the Mashar Park astronomical observatory site in Hail, which is over 3,000 years old and serves as a reference point for Saudi universities and researchers in the field. His Highness Prince Bader bin Fahad bin Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society, stated that this Middle Eastern project was established in cooperation with the society’s strategic partner, the Hail Municipality. It is in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and is under the supervision of the Minister of Municipal and Village Affairs and Housing.

The chairman emphasized the Kingdom’s commitment to achieving the goals of sustainable development, enabling digital transformation, building a digital society, and establishing digital platforms to enhance interaction and community engagement. All these efforts contribute to improving industry development, boosting competitiveness, having a positive impact on the economic situation, generating jobs, providing better services to beneficiaries, and creating a digital homeland by attracting local and global investments and partnerships in the fields of technology and innovation

Source: Saudi Press Agency