Author: Robert Břešťan, HlídacíPes.org
Hardly anyone peering at their smartphone screen is unfamiliar with the combination of the number and letter: 5G. The high-speed mobile network has become a standard, covering 97% of the Czech Republic’s territory. While the wave of conspiracies linked to the rollout of 5G has subsided—and panicked individuals are no longer toppling transmission towers—there’s one remarkable town in the developed world where not even microwave oven waves are allowed, let alone those from mobile networks.
For believers in conspiracy theories about sophisticated methods to control the human mind, the expansion of 5G networks provided fertile ground for claims that it was all part of a plot by governments or shadowy behind-the-scenes elites.
Over time, this wave—which peaked during the COVID crisis—has waned, or perhaps faded entirely, though sites like the Czech “Stop5G,” which built its notoriety on opposing 5G networks and “exposing” related conspiracies (such as the assertion that “5G installations are clearly part of a total war project”), remain active.
Quietly Listening to the Universe
Still, every now and then, individuals pop up—especially on social media—claiming to possess information hidden from the public and pointing to the alleged dangers of 5G networks. Take, for example, the so-called “living beings” from the “Czechoslovaks” sect.
On the flip side, it’s undeniable that mobile communication generates some level of electromagnetic radiation.
This brings us to Green Bank, a small town in West Virginia, USA—a true anomaly in a developed world hooked on modern technology. The real reason, though, lies elsewhere: since 1958, this area, home to fewer than 150 permanent residents, has hosted a massive radio telescope that suffers from any interference caused by other waves.
This is no ordinary telescope. It’s the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, boasting a parabolic dish 100 meters in diameter. It listens to the cosmos, aiding programs searching for extraterrestrial civilizations.
A Wave-Free Capital
To prevent interference, the U.S. government designated the area around the observatory a National Radio Quiet Zone seven decades ago.
The question now is whether the current U.S. administration, often slashing budgets in chaotic fashion, might eventually scrap this long-standing program.
For now, the rules hold: Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth devices, mobile phones, microwave ovens, baby monitors, and walkie-talkies are all banned in the vicinity. In short, anything that emits waves is off-limits.
Even vehicles are restricted to diesel engines, as the spark plugs in gasoline motors could disrupt the radio signals.
While Green Bank itself is innocent in all this, if anyone were searching for the global capital of those who live in fear of being constantly eavesdropped on, irradiated by waves, chipped, controlled, or influenced, this would undoubtedly be it.
