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July 20, 1969
Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time.
-- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords Astro Blog http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/ |
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July 20, 1969
"Starlord" ha scritto nel messaggio . .. Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Right, Starlord. Thanks for reminding us. Too many of us seem have forgot. Happy anniversary! -- --- Beta Persei 45° 35' N 08° 51' E remove "_nospam" to reply |
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July 20, 1969
"Starlord" wrote in message . .. Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time. snip What a day that was. Local shops had T.V. sets in the windows and hundreds of us watched in awe from the street outside. We were all aware of the significance of the achievement and I for one felt that I was privileged to be part of the great human adventure. Thanks for reminding us. P. S. The usual suspects will undoubtedly respond with the usual drivel. Let us all, for once, ignore them. |
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July 20, 1969
On that day, just a few weeks home from Vietnam and living next door to
Cal-Tech I was glued to the T.V. set during the whole mission, at Cal-tech the had the laser set up for the reflectors, it came out of the 2nd floor of one main building, came across the street high up, was reflected down to just above the sidewalk, along the sidewalk to the parking lot next door, they had barries set up so no one would step into the beam and they had a motor driven tracking mirror that followed the moon and reflected the laser upward. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords Astro Blog http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/ "T.T." wrote in message ... "Starlord" wrote in message . .. Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time. snip What a day that was. Local shops had T.V. sets in the windows and hundreds of us watched in awe from the street outside. We were all aware of the significance of the achievement and I for one felt that I was privileged to be part of the great human adventure. Thanks for reminding us. P. S. The usual suspects will undoubtedly respond with the usual drivel. Let us all, for once, ignore them. |
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July 20, 1969
"Starlord" wrote in message . .. Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time. My Uncle Sam sent me on an all-expense paid trip to a place called VietNam -- I was on that trip in 1969. Our field radios -- backpack AN/PRC-25 -- tuned from 30 to 76 mHz (megacycles, mc, as we called it back then). As part of the electronic warfare effort (read: radio intercept) there were US aircraft that stayed airborne 24/7 loaded with intercept equipment and intercept operators, monitoring NVA communications. There was an Armed Forces television station in Saigon whose signal that could be received only around Saigon. Aboard each of the radio recon aircraft was a repeater installation that received the audio from Saigon Armed Forces TV and re-broadcast the audio on a frequency around 72 mHz, as I recall. Because the radio recon aircraft were operating at 20-25,000 feet, this re-broadcast audio could be received damn near anywhere, even under triple canopy jungle. So -- there we were, humping through the bush or pulled up in a night defensive position, completely out of touch with the world -- but we could tune one of our PRC-25's to 72.??? and listen to the AFRTS TV audio. And that's how I learned of the moon landing. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords Astro Blog http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/ |
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July 20, 1969
Joe S. wrote:
My Uncle Sam sent me on an all-expense paid trip to a place called VietNam -- I was on that trip in 1969. Our field radios -- backpack AN/PRC-25 -- tuned from 30 to 76 mHz (megacycles, mc, as we called it back then). As part of the electronic warfare effort (read: radio intercept) there were US aircraft that stayed airborne 24/7 loaded with intercept equipment and intercept operators, monitoring NVA communications. There was an Armed Forces television station in Saigon whose signal that could be received only around Saigon. Aboard each of the radio recon aircraft was a repeater installation that received the audio from Saigon Armed Forces TV and re-broadcast the audio on a frequency around 72 mHz, as I recall. Because the radio recon aircraft were operating at 20-25,000 feet, this re-broadcast audio could be received damn near anywhere, even under triple canopy jungle. So -- there we were, humping through the bush or pulled up in a night defensive position, completely out of touch with the world -- but we could tune one of our PRC-25's to 72.??? and listen to the AFRTS TV audio. And that's how I learned of the moon landing. This story really makes you think! Thanks for sharing! |
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July 20, 1969
Ya, old prick 25's I know a few guys who had to hump them. My radios I used
couldn't be moved but in a big box on the back of a duce & 1/2 with two 5kw gens for power and 40ft ant's sticking up for little brown brother to use for taget shooting. TRC-24's and GRC-50's. Lineof sight. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords Astro Blog http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/ "Joe S." wrote in message ... Our field radios -- backpack AN/PRC-25 -- tuned from 30 to 76 mHz (megacycles, mc, as we called it back then). |
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July 20, 1969
John Steinberg wrote: Starlord wrote: Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time Thanks for the reminder. I remember it as if it was just a few years ago. NASA's glory years. May future generations be afforded the opportunity to see something on a similar scale. -- -John Steinberg email: lid Lets hope they have the money to do this after the proxy war. US Iraq war costs may rise by $406 billion by 2016 Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:02 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraq war could cost U.S. taxpayers between $202 billion and $406 billion more over the next 10 years, depending on how quickly U.S. force levels can be reduced, congressional budget experts said on Thursday. The Congressional Budget Office offered two cost scenarios for the war, which it said so far has cost almost $300 billion. If the number of U.S. troops in the Iraqi theater can be reduced to 140,000 next year from the current level of about 190,000 and all are withdrawn by the end of 2009, the CBO said military operations will cost another $166 billion in 2007-2016. But if troop levels decline more slowly and remain at about 40,000 through 2016, the CBO said military operations will cost another $368 billion. |
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July 20, 1969
"Starlord" wrote in message
. .. Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time. I was five at the time, but I remember it airing on national tv. Though black and white, it was breath taking. I remember the peculiar walking movements the astronauts made on the NASA video, but not much else. It was totally fascinating. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond -- Ioannis |
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July 20, 1969
'twas spouse's and my first anniversary. Watched it live on an old B/W
portable TV; heard the REAL first words. Today we're celebrating #38. Jim "Starlord" wrote in message . .. Man stepped onto the Moon for the First time. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords Astro Blog http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/ |
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