Date   : Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:20:50 +0100
From   : "Charles Blackburn" <charlesb@...>
Subject: Re: Astrid satellite receiver

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From: "Pete Turnbull" <pete@...>
To: <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Astrid satellite receiver


> On Aug 30 2004, 12:41, Jules Richardson wrote:
> >
> > An Astrid satellite receiver just landed on the doorstep (along with
> an
> > Econet Bridge, FIT and PET - lots of rare goodies in one go!)
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> I had a magazine reprint and possibly some other info about it.  I'm
> sure that had information about antennae.  I'll have a look.  AFAIK,
> though, it won't do anthing as-is; I tracked down the designers about
> the time I moved to York (1991) and they told me the satellite it was
> desinged for was no longer active.  I was really disappointed because
> it was one of those gadgets I'd always wanted.

OSCAR 11 might still be operational, but there's newer birds that he might b
able 2 receive with it. although I just used a normal VHF/UHF receiver to
talk to the birds.d


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