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  1. 6VLA Main
    1. Introduction

      0:59
    2. Socorro

      0:59
    3. New Mexico Tech

      0:45
    4. Plains of San Agustin

      0:46
    5. Datil

      0:31
    6. Magdalena

      0:39
  2. 13VLA Array Site
    1. Introduction

      1:04
    2. The Barn

      2:30
    3. Master Pad

      0:38
    4. Transporters

      5:22
    5. ALMA Test Facility

      1:23
    6. Riding the Rails

      0:46
    7. Long Wavelength Array

      5:27
    8. Pads

      0:48
    9. Configurations

      2:07
    10. VLA At Night

      0:28
    11. Visitors Center

      0:29
    12. Wildlife

      0:36
    13. Special Events Building

      0:22
  3. 7VLA Telescope Tour
    1. Introduction

      0:36
    2. Elevation Gear

      0:35
    3. Receivers

      3:22
    4. Dish Surface

      2:51
    5. Cooling System

      0:30
    6. Electronics

      4:26
    7. Pedestal Room

      1:25
  4. 9VLA Control Building
    1. Introduction

      0:52
    2. Making Fiber Cables

      3:23
    3. Old VLA Correlator

      1:41
    4. Control Room

      0:31
    5. Fiber Optics

      1:35
    6. WIDAR Cabinets

      6:04
    7. WIDAR Cooling Units

      1:48
    8. WIDAR Power Systems

      2:11
    9. WIDAR Circuit Boards

      3:15
  5. 13VLA Operations Site
    1. Introduction

      1:23
    2. Electronics Labs

      0:37
    3. Orthomode Transducers

      5:51
    4. C-Band Receiver

      2:31
    5. Ku-Band Receiver

      3:24
    6. Soldering and X-raying Boards

      2:29
    7. Microsoldering

      2:16
    8. VLBA Data Drives

      2:56
    9. VLBA Correlator

      3:57
    10. Test Rack

      5:46
    11. Ka-Band Receiver

      3:12
    12. VLBA Control Room

      0:55
    13. Data Transmission Module

      3:02
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