Carnarvon's NASA satellite dish receives first signal in almost 40 years

The jagged peaks and valleys of a line chart might not look like much, but they represent a comeback years in the making. "I flew 18,000 kilometres from Canada to conduct this test and so, you can imagine, I was delighted when we managed to receive the first signals from," ThothX chief executive Brendan Quine said. 'Adversaries' above With its proof-of-concept secured, ThothX plans to invest upwards of $10 million into the OTC dish, which it says will take a key place in its global satellite tracking network. The dish's location in remote Western Australia, discovered by Mr Quine while searching Google Earth, is particularly well-positioned to give potential military clients a strategic advantage. A fresh outer coating to help the dish withstand Carnarvon's corrosive ocean winds is next on the agenda, with hopes for a full radar demonstration in the next year.