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Date:	Wed, 21 Feb 90 11:35:53 EST
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From:	Richard Crisp <crisp@max.bitnet>
Subject:      WEFAX pictures from Satellites
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I'm interested in receiving WEFAX photos directly from satellites. If
someone out there has experience with this, I'd like to hear your
comments on receiving and decoding equipment, antennas etc. It seems
that something like an ICOM R7000 should be capable of receiving the
1.6GHZ signals etc, but what about antennas and fax decoding? Will the
PK232 be able to decode these pictures like it can the HF WEFAX photos?
Will I need a dish to receive the signals or will another less bulky
antenna do?


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