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Scots glen SOS picked up in USA
http://tinyurl.com/4jyk5n A distress signal sent by a Danish hill walker from a Scottish glen was picked up in Texas, before being relayed back to Highlands police. The rescue in Glen Etive, near Fort William, was sparked by an emergency beacon the size of a TV remote control. Neils Vinter, who felt unwell, sent a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) text, which was picked up 4,000 miles away. |
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Scots glen SOS picked up in USA
Molesworth wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/4jyk5n A distress signal sent by a Danish hill walker from a Scottish glen was picked up in Texas, before being relayed back to Highlands police. The rescue in Glen Etive, near Fort William, was sparked by an emergency beacon the size of a TV remote control. Neils Vinter, who felt unwell, sent a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) text, which was picked up 4,000 miles away. A bit misleading, the signal was first picked up by a GEOS satellite, then relayed to the company's emergency response centre, which happens to be in Texas... Cheers Marty |
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Scots glen SOS picked up in USA
On Mon, 12 May 2008 10:29:33 -0500, Molesworth
wrote: A distress signal sent by a Danish hill walker from a Scottish glen was picked up in Texas, before being relayed back to Highlands police. That's nothing: my cell phone worked all the way from San Diego to Oahu. Magic of some kind. in the ships radio shack, is my guess. Casady |
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