URBEX | Epic abandoned Soviet radio telescope in Armenia
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In this episode we visit the abandoned soviet radio telescope in Armenia, invented by the Armenian Paris Heruni. Unfortunately we had a lot of bad luck during our trip, so we were limited with filming and time.
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that room with the black paper-like stuff on the walls in an anechoic chamber, it is used to damp all the (radio) signals that could interfere with the super sensitive receiver of the telescope. Probably this room used to be where the calibrate or benchmark the receiver
Yep, I've visited a similar room at the technical university in Eindhoven, the Netherlands during a schooltrip in the '80's.
Thanks for the explanation. I was looking for a comment like that
Agree 100%
have used similar equipment in calibration experiments but on much smaller scale
What's interesting is that's the cheapest anechoic chamber I've ever seen. Lol. I wonder what the cardboard tubes were for? Maybe the black things came in them? Lol. Did this place shut down because of USSR break up?
So sad. I don't care, USSR or USA, a group of people spent a lifetime building that thing, working so hard on installing all of that, all the money, all the time, in ruin, forgotten. I mourn my fellow architects, scientists and builders, regardless of country, for their incredible work, that was never realized, recognized or respected. I am so very sorry.
Agreed, Lots of respect for the engineers who designed and built it.
Yes very much understand
pienso lo mismo que usted tantas horas de vida enterradas en esas estepas para que todo se acabara ....
There are still BIGGER, BETTER ones going up around the world.
Wholeheartedly agreed, Scott. Amendment for 2020: RIP Arecibo.
That control room. Straight from a movie where you think they've stylised it too much!
those paintings on the wall are great. wonderfull room
London's Battersea Power Station featured an interior that was done in Art Deco. It's not unheard of to make something beautiful as well as functional.
@@TWX1138 it is in Soviet stuff
@@BlueZirnitra Not in the Moscow subway it isn't.
The telescope was in James Bond Goldeneye in 1995
Amazing video. Feels like exploring relics of a long lost technologically advanced civilization
Thanks for watching ! Did you also check some adventures in the playlist “ most dangerous” adventures?🙂
Excellent further insight into the scale of CCCP spending on incredible installations!
That was so great to watch. Thanks for sharing Your great material and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
This place should be turned into a Museum!
Given the state of Armenia's economy and the remote location of the size, that's not a viable option for the country.
But if you have a few tens of millions of Euros to throw at it, I'm sure the Armenian ministry of tourism would be happy to help you get the required licenses and contacts with local businesses to improve the roads, build hotels and visitor centers, etc. etc..
@@jwenting A better idea would be to renovate/complete the dishes whilst stripping out the old kit from the control building and installing modern kit to get it back into operation as it was intended.
Or retrofit it with more modern equipment now that the Arecibo telescope has collapsed.
Edit: Nevermind, at 174 feet (52.7 meters), that is only 1/6th the diameter of the Arecibo.
Too late, it is a ruin now
It kinda is, like any ruin today that ancestors once used albeit this one isn't made of 20 ton stones.
The most beautiful control room! Wow I appreciate the effort you guys took to get there
I can’t believe 113 put thumbs down. What a fantastic film. Thank you for documenting this gem for us before it’s finally lost in time.
That's some kind of anechoic chamber for calibrating instruments, the black paper room.
It is indeed! Thanks for watching. Did you see our top 10 most dangerous adventures?
The control room is just there to aim the receiver in the dish not to look at the data itself that happens away from the area as they send the recorded data to who requested that recording. The computers used to process the data make way to much radio noise to be anywhere near a recorder and use tons of power so the best setup is have the dish in a radio quiet zone then send the data off to other locations to process.
In the building that got stripped they would of had large tape recorders that would record any data the receiver picked up and those tapes would then be driven to universities all around the USSR to be processed. With the age of the equipment they would be limited to the number of frequencies that could be scanned at any given moment so they would have to be more selective of what they are looking for. You can also see they lacked access to fiber optics at the time or the data building would of been a longer distance from the dish to reduce the chance of the equipment getting picked up.
With all the clocks for different time zones and the map on one wall, I suspect this complex was used to communicate with spacecraft as well...
Incredible place, great video! Keep it up boys.
This needs to be preserved just as it is before the vandals & thieves get to it...
David Brewer agreed......if it was anywhere else except Armenia!
you mean before broken windows suddenly appears at 9:28 and allows these guys to continue their exploration?
Such a shame that it was abandoned.... That's nice piece of radio astronomy equipment.
Many more like it, there's always new ones for future generations to explore
Seems cold war destroyed everything.
@@thelifeanddimension yo diría que la perestroika
@@thelifeanddimension Quite the opposite actually. The facility was built during the cold war and suffered underfunding in the 90s and 2000s.
Its so beautiful, the esthetic of that controlroom nearly made me cry...
That room with the"Paper" all over it is an RF radiation test range, used for mapping the RF beam and footprint of transmitting and receiving antennas. The paper will be doped with metal and the plastic spongy pyramid shaped sheets are stuck to the mount used for holding the unit on test so as to not radiate or reflect signals.
Soundproofing
That was an incredible location. I don't mind the subtitled videos, but I really appreciate the English ones! Thanks!
Their English is perfect, no excuse haha
@@BlueZirnitra the excuse would be that they want to speak another language. They don't owe anyone English.
Awesome place. So much history. In the second building everything is untouched on the second floor so amazing. Looks like it can work again.
Well there is plans to revive it. Well atleast desire to do so. How realistic depends on money.
However most likely that original guidance stuff would be replaced with more modern electronics. Anyway if the electronics have sat exposed for years without maintenance, most likely not usable. Not just the guiding center, but receivers both radio and optical, data capturing etc. Probably needs a redo. Scientific instruments need carefull maintenance and upkeep regularly. Sitting decade still without use ain't good for it.
However good side is electronics and instruments have come long way since 1980's, so actually that isn't as impossible as it sounds (or nearly as expensive as it originally was in 1980's). Well reviving the old setup is. However more likely is take out the old receivers, old instruments, old electronics, just leave the main mechanical bits. Then just redo the instrumentation from ground up with new electronics. Anyway CCD's have come long way since 1980's as as radio tech. So while cutting edge at 1980's and 1990's most likely the instrumentation would anyway need an upgrade even if in perfect working order.
Very well preserved control room
9:07 wow! The radiosilent receiver room was insane
Really sad to see those wonderful places were abandoned.. Incredible video and thanks for sharing with us.
this stuff is one of the most epic places i've seen you guys explore. my god. Jelly AF.
what an amazing place, thx for all the traveling boys...and being stuck in the snow for us!
Einfach spektakulär und schön dass dies mit so tollen Aufnahmen verewigt wurde. Schön das der Zustand der Einrichtung noch in einem so guten Zustand ist und nicht wie viele anderen Objekte durch Randalierer zerstört wurde. Vielen Dank für den grandiosen Einblick!
Thanks for watching mate! Seen some other episodes aswell?
I guess that stuff in the room at 8:30 are diffusors or absorbers for RF. Looks like a test or calibration room for radio equipment, maybe receivers or transmitters
I was thinking the same, anechoic chamber of some kind
Oh 10:23 wall digital clock they are very cool and expensive if it works. Elektronika soviet brand. Nixie tubes. Been thinking about to buy one on Ebay. Nice video like always!
Markus Hedetoft Yes, I know those and love them aswell😍
Those have VFD-s, but yeah, very very rare and expensive stuff! :D
the control room looks like the day it was installed minus the dust, that should be turned into a museum! that kind of vintage hardware in such pristine condition!!! there's a LOT of techies that would pay some good $$$ for that stuff in it's entirety! even that drafting table is beautiful! i know they make some nice stuff now but they'll never get back to the quality of builds like they had back then! they really went the extra mile to make sure stuff was precise! hell that drafting table could probably fetch upwards of $30k-$40k just for it's history!
Wauw super vette locatie weer mannen, echt genieten van de prachtige beelden en de staat waarin de controle room verkeerde. Bedankt voor alle moeite die jullie telkens weer nemen om ons van dit moois te laten meegenieten.
The mural at 11:40 is fantastic!
Thank you for English. Many people make videos, however none are as good as yours . Thank you.
awesome video atmospheric,interesting and incredibly filmed... Big thanks for the english commentary,its hard to watch and read subtitles at the same time so i really enjoyed this one
Really appreciate the videos in English! So much easier to watch what you are exploring without having to read at the same time. 🤘
Thanks! We continue in English 😇
Best explore channel on youtube
that was a great explore guys.the intact control rooms were great to see.
Really, really cool! Love these old Cold War sites. Always look forward to your videos
I love the clip at 3:27, where the worker throws gravel in the ditch in stead of the road, where it's supposed to be. LOL
It's almost like the looters/scrap salvours apreciated the main control room and left it as is.
yeah, I'd definitely have taken those chairs for example (if I were a looter). They'd look great in my living room :)
The Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope, also known as ROT54 or the Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope, is a radio telescope in Orgov, Armenia.
Great video of this amazing place!
Insane! That artwork on the wall is creepy,im goin
It's amazing how it has not been vandalised, especially the control room. I guess this shut down when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Oh, man, those control panels! Wow!
Hey guys , wow what a awesome location , enjoyed this explore , keep up the great work .
Great video, thanks for sharing and for all the comments.
The main control room - wow ! Love it ! That room alone surely made it worth the visit
Nice job guys!
Loved the fact mouse was still in its place in control room ..
Yes, a real time capsule :) We'll post another epic control room soon
Excellent explore men. Bravo 👏
Thanks for sharing 🇦🇺🇳🇱✌️
Unbelievable, incredible video guys
those sounds effects killed the video for me, dude the silence in a video is good
Urbex amazing location again bad weather,abandoned Sovjet telescope 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥👌✌
at 8:27 it looks like a sound isolation room to conduct experiments with sound waves. By using those tiles on equipment and the walls it absorbs sound.
broke_gamer ... in this case, not sound but radio waves.
@@florencegomer7937 and with which purpose could they conduct that type of experiment?
Thank for the blog. A pity it could not have been finished and used as an international research facility after the Soviets left.
Thanks for watching!
Wonderful !!! Thanks for your video.
Thanks for watching🤗
Great explroring guys 👍🏻
Thanks guys ! :)
THanx guys. That was awesome!
That control room looks like something out of a old James Bond movie.
loved this guys keep em coming
wow, what a place, thanks for sharing this !!!
Btw your camera seems to have a dead pixel, you can see it at 0:57 :(
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This is my favourite place you’ve visited awesome!! Guys
Nice ! You’ ve seen a lot of episodes or?🤩
Lots over 2 days!! That base would be amazing retrofitted. Would be amazing to visit
The remnants of a civilization that cared about knowledge over profit.
Their thirst for control is what killed them :(
@@BobyourUncle Тhirst for control leaves no artifacts. But things speak louder than words. At least they tried to reach for the stars. Now we are reaching for iPhones.
Yet another amazing video, what a place, thanks for your hard work, 👍👍
stunning find, hope those control panel aren't destroyed
Let’s hope it stays that way🤗
Lovely VFD Clock on the left of the stairs at 10:25 :-)
It's a crazy find !
Nice vid :)
Very nice video .super Thanks for showing
8:34 - I am thinking that would be EM absorbent material to trap the light and make sure it doesn't bounce around inside of the receiver. Like a soundproof room, sort of...
A soundproof dark room
i just love old soviet stuff for some reason. great video.
Thanks for watching ! We visit quite some old Soviet relics
Hard to imagine what is accomplished by different countries independently and what could be possible if we all worked together... Sad really
Amazing how that glass from the old broken window was not covered in dust. Let's give it a go, suspect.
I like video whoever posted it thanks but it would be great if you mention that this outstanding and mind blowing telescope was built by an Armenian great scientist Paris Herouni who dedicated his entire life on creating this wonderful science masterpiece in Armenia . Paris Herouni the lengend scientist who left such a valuable treasure for the modern world 🌎 civilization
We did mate...we did
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath thanks
Great place ! Almost no graffity and in good shape
Nice video guys keep going the goodwork!
Excellent adventure 👍🏻
At 14:00, is it an ex-scientist walking on the road, wishing the facility was still operational?
holy cow... this is amazing !!!
Super cool location and a great video!!
That control center would make an awesome house.
Hell yeah :) One of the coolest control rooms I've seen.
Nice job they did, not just building it for its purpose but with style and grandeur, would have been a fantastic place to work.
You deserve more subs just for the effort you put into your videos. Great work and video.
Awesome explore. Was nice to meet you today in New Orleans. Hope you guys are having a great time in the Big Easy.
Awesome place guys! Thanks for going through all the hassle to get there..
Wow what an amazing untouched control room. Just surreal, it looks like a movie set.
Such a pity it was never completed and used.
it was used! with lot of students, professors, cientifics, academics. I saw them
Ick winter roads, glad that you were careful. Then on for me to keep watching. Thanks for remining me of survival mode.
Enjoying the videos
What an amazing place. I wanted more though. Great video guys.
Doet me aan "Kuifje, raket naar de maan" denken...
Reminds me of "Tintin, Destination Moon"...
10:45 Looking on the inside this complex must have been abandoned sometime after the fall of the USSR, for some of the stuff looks too new.
9:00 A sound proof room - - - ?
There is footage of this place used in the track Walk Thru Water from overmono!! I love it
O nice! Gotta check that.😁
Jaw dropping stuff as usual.
Thanks a lot for watching Paul :)
really appreciate you guys videos, one of the best urbex channels. not dumb like others lol
Snow was crazy this year in Armena. Could see snowcaps on maymehk from my dorm till last to last week!
I would take one of those triangle mirror pieces, some of the black paper etc and make a sculpture as a tribute to the place.
Wow that was amazing! Did they use it for space observation? I think it is even bigger than Aricebo. Nice control room!
Yay I didn't need to look at the subtitles this time!
11:09 Dr. Evil would appreciate this.
I've never seen anything like it. Nobody in the USSR had a budget for anything that posh, or so I thought. It could be fixed and used for something useful.
Yes, it’s a crazy project.. hope they will save this beauty!
Eu adoro os vídeos sobre locais abandonados da URSS!
Incredeble locations guys
Ich liebe alte russische Technik! Einfach, robust, durchdacht! Ich denke Russland hat die besten Ingenieure, Es war ja oft nicht alles verfügbar, so musste mit den Mitteln gearbeitet werden, die da waren. Großartige Leistung! Grüße aus Deutschland