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From: mrb1@cbnewsh.att.com (maurice.r.baker)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: California Coast Sightseeing
Message-ID: <1991Mar22.021115.3032@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 22 Mar 91 02:11:15 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Hi ---

On a trip to the West Coast last week, we had a chance to drive up
Route 1 along the Pacific Coast from Monterey area to San Francisco.

The scenery was beautiful, many of the coastal cliffs were breathtaking
with the waves pounding up on them.

In any case, I noticed what appeared to be a satellite tracking installation
right by the shore at one point.  If memory serves me correctly, it
had 2 dish antennas....one larger than the other....and the bigger one
looked like it was tracking something while it was in view.  Couldn't spot
any signs or (obvious) roads leading to it;  kinda stuck out into the
water away from everything else.  

When I found our location on the road map, it looked like we were at
(or near) "Moss Beach"....there also was a little airport symbol on
the map in the immediate area.

Out of curiosity, what exactly is this installation?

Thanks in advance,
M. Baker
homxc!jj1028   or      jj1028 at homxc.att.com