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From: latham@rayna.DEC (Barry L. Latham  A.I. Applications  225-7108)
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Subject: Re: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Wed, 22-May-85 09:49:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 22 09:49:16 1985
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---------------------Reply to mail dated 16-MAY-1985 17:17---------------------

>>> The enterprise is recieving transmission from the base.
>>> They show the Romulan ship coming in for another attack
>>> 	(presumably being relayed from the base)
>>> Blinding light, and the base is destroyed.
>>> They show the Romulan ship fading out -- that is, turning on its cloak.

>I always thought that, instead of working like modern TV transmitters,
>the Federation technology worked by somehow creating a link from the
>point of transmission to the point of reception.  The transmitting "camera"
>is only required for creating & removing the link, not for maintaining it.

In STTMP, the communications officer on Epsilon 9 mentions that they
are recieving the pictures of the 3 Klingon warships attacking V'ger
from a sensor drone.  I infer from this that a sensor drone is a very
small maneuverable vehicle whose sole responsibility is to transmit
information (including visuals) of its immediate surroundings (ie.
a spy satellite).  This would explain many of the visuals they recieve
in the series and the movies.

The base being attacked by the Romulan bird of prey could have easily
launched a sensor drone and established communications through it to the
Enterprise.  This would account for the view of the Romulan ship after
the base had been destroyed.  I would imagine that sensor drones are
small enough to be hardly noticed and difficult to target.

Barry Latham                    "Chess? Billiards? Conversation?"
decwrl!rhea!rayna!latham         - Rayna Kapec from "Requiem for Methusela"
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