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This page could be improved radically with a map of the area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.138.113.92 (talk) 05:27, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Image created and added. --The Human Spellchecker (talk) 07:45, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Similarly, the addition of specific data regarding restriction by band and service would be useful. Cell service in this area appears to be seriously deficient, for example. There is probably also an area immediately around the Green Bank observatory with tighter restrictions. Tomligon (talk) 17:44, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is a separate state law (the West Virginia Radio Astronomy Zoning Act) which significantly restricts virtually any type of radio transmission interference within a two mile radius of the Observatory. There's an additional ten mile radius zone, also covered in that state law, that limits transmissions based on power output. jæs (talk) 03:06, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article doesn't match reality

"As a result cell phone, etc. service is not allowed throughout much of the NRQZ." (from the article) Really? I just spent the better half of today driving from Beckley, WV to Harrisburg, PA on I-66 and I-81 right through several towns mentioned in this article (including Staunton and Harrisonburg) and not only did I have cell service, I had pretty consistent 5 bars of 4G LTE. If there's a radio blackout here, I certainly didn't encounter it. Have restrictions been loosened lately? cluth (talk) 22:57, 12 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Restrictions vary depending on where you are in NRQZ. Near Green Bank, West Virginia (where the radio telescopes are located), most transmitters are banned. As you get further away, restrictions lessen. Bitmapped (talk) 00:18, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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A Map of the zone should be created or added, to aid understanding of geography and scale.

Last edited at 05:28, 8 October 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 09:37, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Sugar Grove Still in Operation?

The article on Sugar Grove Station says it was closed as of September 30, 2015, so this portion of the article would seem to no longer pertain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Grove_Station Tomligon (talk) 03:43, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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+==Sugar Grove Still in Operation?==
+The article on Sugar Grove Station says it was closed as of September 30, 2015, so this portion of the article would seem to no longer pertain.
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Grove_Station  [[User:Tomligon|Tomligon]] ([[User talk:Tomligon|talk]]) 03:43, 7 June 2016 (UTC)