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Article #149Re: pocket satellite receivers
From: Leigh Palmer
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 00:37
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 00:37
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There is now a yuppie tempter for sale by Sony. It's called a "Pyxis" and it is in a really slick package, advertised by the Manufacturer for C$1199 here in Canada, so it must be well under US$1000 real price. They tout it as a marvelous Christmas gift for the outdoorsman, sailor, etc. It comes in two parts, the antenna being connected to the computer by a two meter cord. Incidentally, I have heard that full available (to the US military) precision can be deduced from data collected by these civilian devices if one integrates over long time periods. The numbers do seem to jump *around* the correct value, as I've observed in my backyard with one of these units, owned by a friend. I've never done the integration. Can anyone provide information about this rumor? Leigh
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Newsgroups: sci.space Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gumby!destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!newsserver.sfu.ca!news From: palmer@sfu.ca (Leigh Palmer) Subject: Re: pocket satellite receivers Message-ID: <1992Oct31.003715.6327@sfu.ca> Sender: news@sfu.ca Organization: Simon Fraser University References: <1992Oct27.141201.5669@irfu.se> <10292302.63825.14415@kcbbs.gen.nz> <1cnlkiINN5ma@uwm.edu> <1992Oct30.095222.19795@zoo.bt.co.uk> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 00:37:15 GMT Lines: 14