WMartin%Office-3@sri-unix.UUCP (09/29/83)
From: WMartin at Office-3 (Will Martin) Just received a form letter sent out by Electra to Bearcat scanner dealers discussing an advertising tie-in with the STS-9 flight and Owen Garriott's plans for ham radio contacts during the flight. Since most programmable scanners will cover the ham frequencies to be used, Electra is putting together various advertising materials to promote their products using this shuttle mission. Anyhow, Electra has a toll-free info number that anyone can call to get scanner frequency information and the like. This is 800-S-C-A-N-N-E-R (or 800-722-6637, I suppose, though it is never shown that way on their literature, of course). They state, "Electra Company wil be offering up-to-date information on the shuttle flight, and specific details of Garriott's transmission schedule, free of charge through our toll-free 1-800-S-C-A-N-N-E-R service." Maybe somebody who has a good source of current info on the flight schedules and details can check this out and see how really "up-to-date" the info is; if it does turn out to be up-to-the-minute, this 800 number can be a useful resource. Will Martin