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PRODUCTION LBR Receivers (LBR S/N 005 and up) 
The differences between prototype and production units are very minor and scarcely noticeable
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Completed receiver
(internal)
Completed receiver and enclosure
Receiver powered on the test bench
Final bench tests before installation
Completed receiver installed
in the VLA antenna Apex
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Building up the
receiver deck
& the LNAs
Adding
Voltage Regulator
Board
Completed Receiver Deck with main receiver PCB
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Main Receiver Board
(prototype)
VRB - Voltage Regulator Board
(prototype)
IFB - Apex Interface Board & DIN rail brackets
(prototype)
The Old "Legacy" Receivers
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Old 74 MHz Receiver
Formerly mounted in the Vertex Room
John M. working on the 74 MHz receiver
in the VLA antenna, Vertex Room
74 MHZ Receiver
Coaxial old style
74 MHZ Receiver
Newer PCB style
PROTOTYPE LBR Receivers (LBR S/N 001-004)
Legacy P-band Receivers
Legacy P-band Receivers with bandwidth filters bypassed
Legacy P-band Receiver with receiver deck visible
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Completed receiver and enclosure
Completed receiver
(internal)
VRB - Voltage Regular Board
(inside receiver)
IFB - Apex Interface Bd.
(inside Vertex Room)
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Production Build
LBR receiver decks
Production Build
The IFBs - Apex Interface Boards
Production Build
The VRBs - Voltage Regulator Boards
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PHOTO GALLERY PAGES
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What's in the Photo Gallery?
Page 1: LBR RECEIVER PHOTOS
  Prototype receivers  (SN001-SN004)
  Production receivers (SN005 and up)
  Photos of the old Legacy receivers
 
 
 
 
Page 2: INSTALLATION PHOTOS
  The LBR and the VLA Antennas
  Climbing to the Apex
  Installing the LBR in the VLA Apex
 
Page 3: TRANSPORTER & ARRAY    
  Moving LBR Ant. 25 with the transporter
  LWA-2 station at end of VLA North arm
Page 4: 74MHz DIPOLE PHOTOS
  The "Erickson" legacy dipoles
  74MHz Balun Boxes - old & new styles
  The Ellingson Modified J-poles (MJP)
  The Ravi "Bazooka" experimental dipoles 
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More VLA photos here
Paul's VLA Photo Gallery
General photos of the VLA
   and EVLA construction
Last update: 27 Mar 2015
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