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From: rjn@hpfcla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Thu, 19-Dec-85 23:27:00 EST
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re: "shadowing" of satellites in GEO ...

Earth  station  operators  (like the plant I work at) already have to put up
with  such  interference.  A few  (predictable)  times  a year,  the  SUN is
directly behind the satellite we use for video conferencing.  The sun, being
a prodigious radio source, wipes out the signal for about ten minutes.

I imagine passing aircraft can also glitch the signal.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob "so we take a coffee break" Niland                3404 East Harmony Road
[ihnp4|hplabs]!hpfcla!rjn                             Fort Collins CO  80525