I worked at the Andover, Maine TelStar station for 10-12 years. It is now
owned by Verizon I think. Ask anyone about the Radome or AN02 as it was
known.
-----Original Message-----
From: B J
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:19 AM
To: amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] Telstar Launched 50 Years Ago Today
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/07/04/50-years-ago-the-first-tv-satellite-telstar/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar
I remember how people were fascinated by what it could do. "Live via
satellite" was a magic phrase back then.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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