Scott, I was wondering if anyone would remember and mention MPATI. I was
going to mention it, and the airborne TV transmissions conducted by the
U.S. Navy over Viet Nam, in my original message. But I cut it out at the
last minute for brevity. I recall that MPATI was somehow connected to
Purdue Univ
Thanks Pat for that interesting walk down memory lane.
I remember reading of that event back when I was kid in the early 50's.
Can you remember the first international, live TV telecast? Can you give the
1. program
2. network
3. year
4. host of program
5. What two countries were involved? (No it
The August issue of Air & Space magazine has an interesting 1 page story
titled Broadcast Bomber. It is about the 2nd phase of the experimental
Westinghouse Stratovision airborne television transmissions conducted
from a B-29 over Pittsburgh in 1948. It was used to broadcast the
Republican National
