wegeng@arisia.xerox.com (01/23/91)
I'm just a little bit confused about how the news media is getting their reports out of Iraq (I'm not talking about the CNN four-wire, but the media in general). I've heard a couple news reports that mentioned satellite telephones in the lobby of the hotel (one BBC report mentioned that every time a bombing raid started the satellite telephone went out - perhaps the electronic countermeasures may be affecting them). Are these the same devices that have been mentioned previously here in TELECOM, such as MARISAT phones? How much do these devices cost? Reply via e-mail or the TELECOM Digest, as you see fit. BTW, I also heard a network commentator in Saudi Arabia mention that their satellite uplink went out whenever an AWACS plane took off or landed. Sounds like someone is generating some nasty interference (perhaps intentionally). Don wegeng@arisia.xerox.com