Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.UUCP> (08/10/83)
Greetings. I'm not completely sure that I'm hitting the correct newsgroups with this message... but it's the closest I can come! Originally I wasn't going to post this information to the net, but I've been encouraged to do so by several individuals who felt there might be general interest. I have recently been offered what I consider to be a ridiculously low purchase price for standard 4 Ghz (C-band) video satellite earth station equipment. I follow prices in this area closely, and I have reason to believe that the price I'm now seeing will not go lower for similar equipment for a long time, if ever. However, to take advantage of this opportunity, I need to find a number of individuals or companies (the more the better) who would be interested in the same equipment, so that a reasonable group purchase can be made. However, the purchases must be on file before August 15 or the opportunity is lost. I've been considering the purchase of such equipment (for general experimentation, mostly) for quite some time, but felt that the cost of a decent system was still too high. The current system, though by no means "deluxe", appears to be a damn good compromise at an excellent price, and I'd hate to let this chance slide by. Anyway, the basic system includes an 11 foot aluminum dish (12 petals for easy transport), 80 degree LNA (much better than the usual 120 or (rarely) 100 degree units that are typical), dish-mounted downcoverter, electronic polarizer (no moving parts), receiver, polar mount, cable, etc. The basic price being offered to me is around $1150 for this package, but I can't afford to move on this by myself. So... if you know anybody who has been considering a similar purchase but didn't want to spend $3K-$4K+ for most commercial units, please let me know by direct mail as soon as possible -- maybe we can all get together and make something happen. Thanks much. --Lauren-- {decvax,ihnp4,harpo,allegra,ucbvax!lbl-csam,randvax}!vortex!lauren