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James Brown, W6KYP (seen here with his Project Argus radio telescope and his Giordano Bruno Memorial Award) was honored at The SETI League's 2005 annual meeting for 28 years of amateur SETI activity, including distribution of free tracking, coordination, and signal analysis software through his seti.net domain. See this Press Release for details. Jim is the first person to make his Project Argus station completely accessible to, and operable by, other members over tbe Internet, with his Remote SETI Server and Client software. W6KYP photo

2005 Bruno Award recipient Jim Brown, W6KYP, continues to make great progress on his Remote SETI Client project. In mid-May, 2005, executive director H. Paul Shuch became the first person to steer Jim's 12-foot Paraclipse dish in azimuth and elevation, remotely via the Internet. Paul was in his living room in Pennsylvania, using his laptop computer via a WiFi connection to operate Jim's Project Argus station in Califorina. Details about the Remote SETI Client can be found on Jim's SETI Net server. W6KYP image

By the end of May, 2005, Jim Brown's Remote SETI Client had been linked to a star map. By clicking on a selected star, a participating remote user can now cause his dish to track it across the sky! Details about the Remote SETI Client can be found on Jim's SETI Net server. W6KYP image

During the last weekend in May, 2005, Argonnaut Ray Shank (W5RAY) became the first person to operate W6KYP's entire SETI station remotely over the Internet. Jim Brown's Remote SETI Client is now essentially complete, allowing authorized users to not only steer his antenna, but also tune his WinRadio receiver and download its audio for local analysis. Details about the Remote SETI Client can be found on Jim's SETI Net server. N6TX image

By the first weekend in June, 2005, executive director H. Paul Shuch operated W6KYP's remote SETI station in its entirety, over the Internet. This display shows the spectrum analyzer and waterfall display on Paul's laptop, analyzing audio from Jim's receiver and antenna, both of which he is controlling from 4,000 km distant. It is now possible for a SETI League member to participate fully in Project Argus, even if he or she lacks a radio telescope. Details about the Remote SETI Client can be found on Jim's SETI Net server. N6TX image

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