Here two more pictures of
my first time in
Parkes, August 2011, witnessing a receiver change first hand. In this
case the Ku-band (12 - 15 GHz) receiver is being hoisted up to the focus cabin
(left picture) to replace the K-band (16 - 26 GHz) receiver. On the right
picture the prolific 20-cm (L-band) multibeam receiver is seen sitting on the
translator behind the much smaller Ku-band receiver, which is in focus for the
scheduled maser observations. The Parkes focus cabin allows for two receivers
to be installed simultaneously, which can be moved into focus on a mechanical
translator.